Abuja, April 21, 2016 – The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Salisun Yusuf as Interim Head Coach of the Super Eagles ahead of the friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg in Europe.
He will be assisted by Imama Amapakabor (1st Assistant), Kennedy Boboye (2nd Assistant) and Alloy Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer). The decision was made at a meeting of the NFF Technical and Development Committee in Abuja.
The NFF said the development is in line with the NFF Board’s resolve to encourage and expose indigenous Coaches who show undoubted ability and capacity, while the National Technical Director, Shaibu Amodu will play supervisory role.
The Committee also approved the submission for a process to be initiated for the grading and certification of Nigerian coaches, beginning with the NFF C-License program in June 2016.
“This course would be conducted across the six geopolitical zones of the country”, the NFF said.
On substantive Coach, the NFF said the Technical Committee of the football powerhouse in Nigeria will initiate the process for the selection of a substantive technical crew for the Super Eagles, with a Head Coach before the FIFA World Cup draw.
The NFF said a small team of eminently –qualified persons with the required pedigree will take charge of the process, and that the best candidate would be selected, irrespective of whether he is indigenous or expatriate.
The Committee called on the NFF Board to give Coach Samson Siasia all the support towards Nigeria winning the gold medal of the men’s football tournament of this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It noted that Siasia has been left out of the Super Eagles mix for now in order for him to fully concentrate on his very important assignment.
Committee also called on the NFF Board to give Coach Emmanuel Amuneke all the support as the U-20 National Team, Flying Eagles, begin the race for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017. The committee noted with delight that Amuneke has picked most of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winners, which tallies with the vision of the present NFF administration for growth, continuity and seamless transition. It noted that Amuneke has been left out of the Super Eagles mix for now in order for him to fully concentrate on his equally important assignment.
