BREAKING NEWS: HEARTBREAKING; Another Nigerian Coach Dies. AMODU SHAIBU IS DEAD!

HEARTBREAKING: Another Nigerian Coach Dies!

News reaching us now has it that Former Nigerian Super Eagles Coach, Amodu  Shaibu is dead.

Coach Amodu Shaibu was one time managing the Nigerian Super Eagles and Technical Director of the NFF.
Amodu died in Benin few days after the death of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, who also died in Benin.

Reports have it that Amodu Shaibu complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his sleep.

Shaibu Amodu was a Nigerian football coach. He was born: April 18, 1958 (age 58), in Edo State, Nigeria.


Coaching career

Amodu has managed a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors, and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.

He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002. Amodu later stated that his dismissal was "unfair", and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.

He was re-appointed manager in April 2008. In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure, and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future. He was sacked in February 2010.

Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.

He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his fifth spell in charge of the country. Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily. He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.

His death was announced on 10 June 2016.


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