Super Eagles chief coach, Shaibu Amodu must win tomorrow's match against Benin convincingly, or he will be pushed aside for his assistant Daniel Amokachi to take charge for the rest of the tournament.

There is also strong indication that Mozambique coach, Mart Nooij is favoured to take over the team for the World Cup.

Tuesday's defeat in the hands of Egypt has seen the pressure on Amodu rise to unbearable levels and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at least three meetings held last Wednesday, as they sought to find a way forward, with confidence in Amodu's abilities falling to a dismal low.

The NFF executive committee has previously backed Amodu publicly, but it was learnt that a heated meeting on Wednesday saw the majority of board members asking for Amodu to be asked to 'step aside' with immediate effect, and hand over to his assistant Daniel Amokachi for the rest of the competition.

However, NFF chairman Sani Lulu Abdullahi would have none of it, and insisted that Amodu be given at least one more game, against Benin, to save his job.

Any mistake in that game will see Amodu swept aside and Amokachi given the responsibility for the rest of the competition.

For the World Cup, the bulk of the NFF Executive Committee is in favour of Mart Nooij, who is currently in charge of Mozambique.

Nooij's major edge over other contenders, including Claude Leroy who is in Angola, is his deep knowledge of the Nigerian team and players after scouting them during the qualifiers, and again for the Africa Cup of Nations.

"There is no time between now and the World Cup for someone to try to study the team and we need somebody who already knows the players and understands the team," a top official of the NFF said.

An additional advantage for Nooij is that he is Dutch, and favours the 4-4-2 formation which most Nigerians prefer, with an emphasis on wingers.

The NFF top brass have also been impressed by the job the Dutchman has done with the Mambas.

Another NFF official however told SuperSport.com that although there has been no contact with Nooij recently, there has been 'informal' contact in the past and is confident a deal can be thrashed out after the Nations Cup.