Super Eagles’ coach Shaibu Amodu has said he would not do a total overhaul of the team left by former Eagles coach Stephen Keshi.
Amodu returned to the Eagles job recently after Keshi was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation following a string of weak performances by the team in the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers which saw the team lost two of their four matches and drawing one.
There has been widespread expectation among the Eagles’ fans following Amodu’s appointment on the method he would employ in the remaining two crucial AFCON qualifiers but Amodu who spoke on a Super Sport programme monitored by our correspondent on Thursday said the time he has for the job is too short to do a complete overhaul of the Eagles.
Amodu said, “All the players who have been playing for Nigeria are very good. We cannot overhaul the team because we don’t have the luxury of time.
“All we have to do is get them together and reexamine where we are coming from, know where we stand and decide how to get to our destination with the remaining two games.
“I’m sure that by the time we properly psych them and tell them how to go about it, we should be able to get it done.”
The former Orlando Pirates coach also said he is confident that the present technical crew of the Eagles have what it takes to ensure their qualification for the biennial competition.
He added, “I have been involved in football all along because I am a CAF coach instructor. So, there is nothing any coach wants to bring to the table that I can’t bring too. I believe that the present technical crew can qualify Nigeria for Morocco 2015.”
On his botched appointment as the Technical Director of the country’s National teams, Amodu said the contract failed because there were loose ends which could not be tied.
He added, “After working on the highest stage, I preferred to work behind the scene and help develop Nigerian football but after the announcement was made, we didn’t agree on certain things and I didn’t get to resume.
“But I believe that when I am through with this assignment, I am sure we will go back to revisit it.”
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I will not overhaul Keshi’s team – Amodu
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