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| Date of birth | 18 April 1958[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 June 2016 (aged 58) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Benin City, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Dumez | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Niger Tornadoes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Enyimba | |||||||||||||||||||
| BCC Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| El-Kanemi Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shooting Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Orlando Pirates | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Nigeria (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shuaibu Amodu (18 April 1958 – 10 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and coach who played as a forward.
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Playing career
Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.[3]
Coaching career
Amodu managed a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as Enyimba FC, BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.[3]
Amodu first managed the Nigeria national team from April 2001 to February 2002.[4] He later stated that his dismissal was "unfair",[5] and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.[6] After his dismissal with the National team, He was appointed to take over from the newly sacked Enyimba's Coach Yugoslav Kostadin Papic in April 2002.[7]
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008.[8] In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure,[9] and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future.[10] He was sacked in February 2010.[11]
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.[12]
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi.[13] It was his fifth spell in charge of the country.[14] Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily.[15][16] He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.[17]
Later life and death
Amodu died on 10 June 2016, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi.[18][19] He was buried in an Islamic ceremony in his hometown of Okpella.[20]
References
- ^ "What you need to know about Shuaibu Amodu". Vanguard News. 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Shuaibu Amodu - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
- ^ a b "Shuaibu Amodu: All-round schoolboy athlete, an unsung hero of Nigerian football". Guardian Mobile. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria sack coach Shuaibu". BBC Sport. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Shuaibu fights back". BBC Sport. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Shuaibu 'still in charge'". BBC Sport. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "More new faces for Nigeria". 5 April 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 April 2008). "Amodu named new Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 December 2009). "Pressure on Amodu continues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu refuses to talk about future". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria part company with coach Shuaibu Amodu". BBC Sport. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (9 May 2013). "Shuaibu Amodu appointed Nigeria technical director". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (16 October 2014). "Shuaibu Amodu to replace Stephen Keshi as Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (21 October 2014). "Coach Amodu aims to turn around Nigeria's fortunes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (31 October 2014). "Stephen Keshi re-appointed Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Stephen Keshi sacked as Nigeria boss" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (15 July 2015). "Sunday Oliseh appointed as Nigeria coach". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Eagles' coach Shaibu Amodu dies 3 days after Keshi - TheCable". TheCable. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Nigeria coach Amodu dies in his sleep aged 58". BBC Sport. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Amodu buried in his home village" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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