Fatai Amoo Set To Be Reappointed as the National Team Coach

The former Nigeria U23 Assistant Coach Fatai Amoo is set to be appointed as the Golden Eaglets (U17) Coach as reported by Scorenigeria.

The Former Shooting Stars Coach won the screening and interview done by the NFF consultants to securing the best hands to get the job done.

His appointment after many months of speculations that linked several names like Finidi George to the post is expected to be announced this week.

The former Super Eagles midfielder has handled some of the country’s top clubs including Shooting Stars, Sunshine Stars and Julius Berger (now defunct).

He is reputed to have discovered one of the best legs in both the National team and the Nigeria League (NPFL).

His first assistant coach will be Ahmadu Lawal of the famous Abuja Football College that started out Sadiq Umar (Partizan Belgrade), Emmanuel Dennis and David Okereke (Club Brugge),

Meanwhile, The second assistance coach will be Nnamdi Onuigbo of IB Sporting Dreams Abuja. Onuigbo was fitness trainer with the U23s who won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Golden Eaglets are due to feature in the zonal U17 AFCON in Benin Republic next month.

Haruna Ilerika will head the national U15s after previously working with the team as an assistant.

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