Tanzania have appointed former Nigeria winger, Emmanuel Amunike as the new head coach of the national team.

Amunike, who was most recently coach of Sudan Premier League side, Al Khartoum SC, has signed a two-year contract.

“I am happy to start this new job and work hard so that we can achieve a lot together,” Amunike told local media.

His first competitive game in charge of the senior Taifa Stars will be their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uganda in September.

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Wallace Karia, president of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) told the BBC that Amunike would also oversee the other Tanzania teams, including the U-17 and U-20 groups.

“We shall have coaches for the other teams, but Amunike will be the head starting with the 2019 African U-17 qualifiers which kick-off in Dar es Salaam this weekend.

“We are happy to have Amunike who has played at the top and has a lot of experience as a coach. We have picked our very own from Africa,” added Karia.

Emmanuel Amunike, 47, was the assistant coach when Nigeria won the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy for a record fourth time in the United Arab Emirates in 2013.

Two years later he led Nigeria to a fifth U-17 World Cup title in Chile and, revered as a proven youth manager, he was swiftly promoted to coach the U-20 side the Flying Eagles.