The NFF has appointed the reigning U17 World Cup winning coach to handle the Nigeria U20s but was silent about the future of Manu Garba. Emmanuel Amuneke has been promoted to coach the Nigeria U20 team by the Nigeria Football Federation while it remained silent on the fate of the team’s coach Manu Garba. The NFF ratified the promotion of Amuneke to the Flying Eagles in a communiqué after at its executive board meeting held on Tuesday.
Amuneke led the Golden Eaglets to win the U17 World Cup in Chile last year and was handed a chance to progress with his wards to the U20 level. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1994 and will hope to qualify the Golden Eaglets to the 20th U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia next year. Amuneke will be assisted by Kabiru Baleria and Emeka Amadi as assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer respectively.
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