Amodu awaits NSC’s
joker
…As Committee submit report today
By MERCY JACOB and MONICA IHEAKAM
Thursday,
April 10, 2008
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•Amodu
Shuaibu
Photo: Sun News Publishing |
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Amodu Shuaibu’s chances of becoming the new coach of
Super Eagles’ will be hanging on the decision of the
National Sports Commission (NSC), even as the Nigeria Football
Association (NFA) await the committee’s report.
The NSC stopped the football gladiators at the Glass House
in Abuja from announcing the Edo-born coach as the man to
take charge of the senior national team. The NSC, it was gathered
were not favoruably disposed with the choice of Amodu on the
grounds that the issues concerning the contracts for the job
were not properly handled.
The NFA hearkening to the order from NSC had set up a three-man
committee on Monday to look into the recommendations of the
technical committee, who were saddled with the onerous task
of selecting the best candidates for the job.
It would be recalled that Dream Team IV Chief Coach, Samson
Siasia was highly favoured for the lucrative job, but he later
opted out based on his decision that he would not to serve
under any coach in assistant capacity.
Meanwhile, NFA’s Chairman, Alhaji Abdulahi Lulu, in
a telephone chat with Daily Sunsport, confirmed that the decision
on Amodu’s employment would be taken after the committee
that was set up had submited their report.
It is expected that the Amanze Uchegbulam, Bolaji Ojo-Oba
and Solomon Ogba committee would submit their report at the
Glass House, where the board would meet afterwards to look
into their recommendations.
It was also gathered that Amodu had been secretly pleading
with NSC’s topshots to forget about the past and allow
him make amends for his past misdeeds. |
