Manager: How bad blood cost me African giants job

Former Nigeria U17 boss Emmanuel Amunike has claimed that due to his name being "smeared", he was not appointed as coach of the Super Eagles . Finidi George has been appointed on a permanent basis

to replace the man he assisted during the Super Eagles' memorable 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Jose Peseiro. However, 1994 African Player of the Year Emmanuel Amunike has now insisted that the way certain officials feel about him after past allegations affected his chances of landing the job.

It has previously been alleged that the 53-year-old coach instigated a pay strike that was carried out by Flying Eagles players, with some believing this cost the team a spot at the U/20 AFCON in 2017. It has also been claimed that he directly participated in the transfers of Golden Eaglets players during his time as manager of that side, with the alleged behaviour being labelled by some as unethical conduct. This is reportedly the reason why Amunike has"bad blood" with certain officials at the NFF, which, he believes, cost him the opportunity to take the reins of the senior national team.

The former Khartoum Club boss is believed to have been one of the leading candidates for the role due to his achievement of guiding Tanzania to the nation's second AFCON in 2019, which came after he won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the Golden Eaglets. For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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