Leadership (Abuja)

Nigeria: 2010 Nations Cup - Amodu to Submit Programme Tomorrow

Super Eagles Head Coach, Shuaibu Amodu who graced the 2010 African Nations Cup Draw in Angola, will tomorrow lead his technical crew to a meeting with the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja where he is also expected to submit his Nations Cup programme.

The 51 year old, who has for the third time qualified Nigeria for World Cup in football, will discuss his Angola 2010 Nations Cup programme with the technical committee. This is coming after the Eagles were grouped alongside reigning champions Egypt, Mozambique and Benin Republic in Group C of the tournament. The Nations Cup takes place between January 10th and 31st.

Amodu qualified Nigeria for the 2002 World Cup finals in Korea and Japan but was replaced months to the finals. He also qualified the Supersand Eagles for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2006 but did not lead the team to the finals in Brazil.

Amodu said after the Draw at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda on Friday that he has designed a programme which he believes will see the Eagles fully prepared for the competition, which will serve as a big test for their World Cup outing in the summer. Nigeria play Egypt on January 12 and then tackle Benin Republic on January 16 in Benguela, before flying to Lubango to take on Mozambique four days later in the group phase.

Tuesday´s meeting will also have assistant coaches Daniel Amokachi and Fatai Amoo as well as Goalkeepers Trainer Alloy Agu in attendance. The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation will meet on Wednesday at the NFF Secretariat in it's first meeting since Nigeria successfully qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.


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