Another Former Super Eagles Coach Shuaibu Amodu Is Dead

Three days after former Super Eagles player and coach StephenKeshi died in Benin City another highly decorated coach of several Nigerian national teams, Amodu Shuiabu has passed on.

Ex Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu, has passed on at the age of 58.

The sad news came three days after another former national team boss, Stephen Keshi, died of a reported cardiac arrest in Benin City.

Amodu, until the time of his death, was the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Confirming the news, NFF tweeted from their official Twitter handle: “NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu has died at the age of 58”. 

Mr. Amodu died in his sleep early today according to a statement by the Nigerian Football Federation. The remains of Amodu has been deposited at the morgue of Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, incidentally the same facility where Keshi's body was deposited three days ago after his sudden death.

Playing career:

Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.

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.

AMODU’S BURIAL RITE COMMENCEMENT:

The corpse of the late Nigeria Football Federation Technical Director and former Super Eagles Coach, Amodu Shaibu, has left the Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin in a convoy for his hometown, Okpella.

Amodu who died this morning in Benin City is scheduled for burial today according to Islamic rites.

His death, which comes three days after that of ex-Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has shocked Nigerians with football fans, friends and associates paying tribute on the social media.

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