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Ugbade Back With Eaglets, Bewarang, New NFF Tech Director
Former Nigeria interna
tional Nduka Ugbade has been reappointed an assistant coach of the country’s U17 team, the Golden Eaglets.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF technical committee recommended that Ugbade be restored to the U17 National Team as assistant to Manu Garba.
Both coaches have previously worked with the U17s and U20s.
The committee has also recommended to the NFF board the appointment of one–time Super Eagles’ assistant coach Bitrus Bewarang as the new NFF technical director.
Bewarang, who is president of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, will replace the late coach Shaibu Amodu.
Enugu Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo and former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper and skipper Alloy Agu, who served as assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer for the games against Mali and Luxembourg in May, retain their places in the Super Eagles technical crew, officials further announced.