Amuneke faces the sack

Flying Eagles coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, is facing the sack following the team’s inability to qualify for the CAF U-20 Nations Cup after the team lost 4-3 to Sudan on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

The Nigeria Football Federation eggheads are blaming Amuneke  for instigating his players to protest against ‘constituted authorities’ before the ill-fated match.

The players had threatened to boycott the game over unpaid bonuses and allowances and were placated when NFF vice-president, Seyi Akinwumni, gave them N5million.

Speaking after the game, Akinwumi revealed that the NFF will wait for the decision of the Technical Committee on the performance of the team and the fate of the coach.

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“We cannot say the coach that won the World Cup is suddenly a bad one because of one match. The technical committee will review the performance of the team and advise the board accordingly on what to do,” he said.

But a source told Ripples Nigeria that: “I can tell you that Amuneke is gone, he will be sacked and might not get any appointment in the tenure of this board.”

 

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