Feelers from the camp of the Super Eagles ahead of the world cup qualifiers games against South Africa and Benin Republic has it that Daniel Amokachi has quit his role as assistant coach of the team, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Amokachi was appointed as one of the assistants of Finidi George, who got the nod to replace Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro as the substantive coach of the team with a mandate to ensure that he keeps the team in the race for the 2026 world cup.
While the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) picked Amokachi as the first assistant of the coach , Finidi prefers Benjamin James the coach he picked by himself as his first assistant relegating Amokachi to the role of second assistant.
That confusion made “The Bull” like Amokachi was called during his playing days to quit the position, hence shunning the chance to be a part of the team’s camp ahead of their upcoming games in the world cup 2026 qualifiers.
Discussions are ongoing with the NFF and some officials of the ministry for sports for Amokachi to reconsider his decision, but he is adamant that he deserves better treatment hence won’t settle for less under his former teammate as head coach.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
