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U-17: NFF Won’t Sack Amuneke
Nigeria Football Fed
eration, NFF, has announced that the job of coach Emmanuel Amuneke is safe despite the Eaglets crashing out in the semifinal of the CAF U17 Championship.
“The technical crew remains intact and the NFF will give support to them to plug the necessary holes in the team so that we will have a squad capable of doing the nation proud in Chile,” according to an official press statement.
Despite crashing out to South Africa in the semifinals on Wednesday, the NFF commended the Eaglets for qualifying for the FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile in November.
“Certainly, every Nigerian yearned for the Eaglets to win the African championship trophy in Niger after the boys reached the semifinals. They lost by a lone goal but we cannot accuse the players of lack of effort,” said NFF president Amaju Pinnick.
“The present NFF administration has continued to harp on the fact that it is not only concerned with winning trophies. We want to win trophies but more than that, we want to build a sustainable football culture.”