The caretaker coach has clarified the 66-player list handed to
him by the technical department on Tuesday saying it was
meant to guide him in the choice of invitees
Nigeria caretaker coach Amodu Shaibu has said the list of 66
players given to him by the Technical Department of the
Nigeria Football Federation was a positive move to help guide
him in decision making.
On Tuesday, the 54-year-old was handed a list of players
eligible to be invited for the Super Eagles’ crunch 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo and South Africa next
month.
Amodu led his technical crew, made up of Salisu Yusuf,
Gbenga Ogunbote and Alloy Agu, to meet with the Director of
Technical Department of the NFF, Emmanuel Ikpeme to start
preparations for the upcoming matches.
“What the Technical Department of the NFF has done by
giving us the list of (66) players is what a proper Technical
Department should do for any coach that is coming in,”
Amodu told reporters.
“They have just given players that are playing regularly in
their clubs home and abroad. These are the kind of inputs we
expect from this department.
“They are not imposing any player on me. They just told me
that, ‘look at this large pool of players and come out with the
players you want and we will support you.’ That is what they
told me,” Amodu clarified.
He also said that he won’t beg to be appointed the Technical
Director of the federation if the new leadership fails to
legitimize the appointment that was made by former president
Aminu Maigari.
“After the Eagles job even if I don’t come back here [to the
NFF as Technical Director] I won’t blink an eye because I am
not looking for work. At least this is recorded on tape and I
am not going to repeat myself,” Amodu said.
Nigeria need to win their two remaining matches in order to
qualify for the 2015 Afcon.
They will travel to Congo on November 14 before hosting
group leaders South Africa five days later.
Amodu was brought in to replace dismissed Stephen Keshi
following the poor showing of the African champions who
have just one victory after four matches and lie in third place
in Group A.

alright then they should not give u list. I remember the last time he was there, he came with an 80 man list and Nff begged please reduce it.