Should Amodu Shuaibu Be Sacked?

Don't think of sacking Amodu because [b]he is arguably the best around [/b] even though he hasn't been lucky with the Eagles. The best to be done right now is to add the lucky and updated Siasia to join his coaching crew. Let Nigeria act fast because Tunisia is almost at 2010

Pls,Its a criminal offense for you to say Amodu is arguably the best around. My friend,thats you using your own opinion to insult our intelligence. Amodu is simply shit tru & tru. The man plays virtually wit no plan or pattern,technically is below zero. All he does is to field bunch of known names who hardly feature in any of their club games. Plus,can u explain unbehalf of Amodu,Y Mikel featured in our last match? And,Y on earth do u want Siasia to be part of his coachin crew Siasia should be the one coachin the team while,the shitty Amodu begs for a place in his coachin crew.

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Our plans for Eagles - Amodu punch

By Adekunle Salami

Super Eagles coach, Shaibu Amodu, has revealed the plans of the technical crew to inject more young players and players in the Nigerian league into the national team.

Amodu said he needed more time to blend and toughen the players to reach the expected level.

He said, "When I took over the team, it was a time the players were at their lowest ebb because Nigeria crashed out of the Nations Cup in the quarterfinal in Ghana.

"So much work was done to enable the team to produce results in previous games for the country but the truth is we are not yet there.

"We are working towards getting players that can fight and win the ball. We are looking at some of the players in the youth teams especially for the midfield.

"I also have names of few home-based players who are going to join us soon because we are still tinkering with various options to get a solid team."

Amodu said the Eagles had World Cup ambition and will fight hard to put the country back on track for a place in South Africa 2010.

He argued that the first World Cup holding in Africa was special to all the players.

"The players want to go to South Africa. We spoke to them after the match in Maputo and I am optimistic that they will display better attitude in subsequent games.

"We are going to play two crucial friendly games to help us determine how to approach the game against Kenya.

"The clubs pay their salaries and we have to respect that. We only have four days or less to train with them for every match. With more time, the team can blend better," Amodu added.

The coach stressed that he was delighted with the support being given to him by the Nigeria Football Federation and the National Sports Commission.

"The NFF has been good to the team and I am also surprised that the NSC showed so much interest in our games," he said

 
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  Eagles ’re not hungry for 2010 W/Cup action - Amodu

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

SUPER Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu, has said his team has not shown enough push to play at next year’s World Cup. “The real problem is that the Eagles have not shown enough aggression as people who want to play at the World Cup,” said Amodu, who has come under the hammer since Nigeria was held to a goalless draw by Mozambique in a World Cup qualifier in March.

“What we need now are players who are aggressive, hard-fighting, like Dickson Etuhu, Yusuf Ayila and Danny Shittu.” The former Orlando Pirates coach disclosed that he had met Fulham manager, Roy Hodgson, and he was confident Etuhu would figure prominently in his team after he was left out of the trip to Mozambique in March.

Amodu said the matches against Tunisia in June and September would go a long way in determining who qualifies for the World Cup. “We must ensure we pick our remaining points especially the back-to-back ties with Tunisia, which will determine whether we go to the World Cup or not,” he said.

“Nigeria cannot qualify for the World Cup after one game. We must play all six matches and at the end we will know who qualifies for the World Cup.”

Officials informed Goal.com that some players from the local league would also be called up to the Super Eagles after they were earlier shunned by Amodu. One of these players is Olympic team star Chibuzor Okonkwo, who features for Globacom Premier League leader, Bayelsa United. Okonkwo can play either in defence or midfield and deputised for the absent Taye Taiwo at last year’s Beijing Olympics at left full-back.

Nigeria is two points behind group leader, Tunisia in Group 2 of the World Cup qualifying tournament. Mozambique has recorded a point, while Kenya is bottom of the standings with no points after it lost at home to the Tunisians.
 
 

 

Amodu makes another call-up blunder?

Monday, April 27, 2009 nigerian tribune
SUPER Eagles head coach, Shaibu Amodu last weekend bizarrely handed a call-up to Hamburg midfielder, Dennis Aogo for the team's 2010 World Cup qualifiers even though it is feared he is not eligible to play for Nigeria.

 The former German youth international is among a Super Eagles 29-man squad for June's World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Tunisia. Aogo, whose father is from Ilesa, Osun State, had apparently been keen on playing for the Eagles, saying that he is been following the Eagles because of his father.

According to BBC Sport, Aogo cannot switch allegiance to Nigeria as he is now 22 years old. FIFA allows players who have represented one country at junior level to switch to another country.

But the statutes of world football's governing body state that this can only happen if they are still under the age of 21. This is the second time Amodu has called up an ineligible player for a World Cup qualifier in recent times.

West Ham United striker, Carlton Cole was named in the squad for the games against South Africa in September and Sierra Leone in October. But the England international, who was then 24 failed to turn up for the game because as expected he could not get the clearance from FIFA.