Former African footballer of the year, Emmanuel Amuneke has denied assaulting the agent of Golden Eaglets midfielder, Kelechi Iheanacho
Reports in certain sections of the media claimed that Amuneke slapped Henry Galliano, the American agent of the star midfielder in Owerri this week.
Amuneke has now denied the reports and insists he never slapped Galliano.
“I neither assaulted nor slapped Galliano. We had a heated argument over the future of Iheanacho and that was it. He (Galliano) was insulting my nation, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and our philosophies in Nigeria and I told him that,” Amuneke told supersport.com.
It is believed that the furor between Amuneke and Galliano was generated over Iheanacho’s choice of agent which would eventually decide his future as a professional footballer but the former Super Eagles attacker extricated himself of blame.
“I have no business with whoever Kelechi (Iheanacho) picks as his agent. It’s not my job. I am a coach.
“Galliano was insulting me so I went up to him, pushed him away and told him to stop harassing me.
“He was shouting that he will give me money. He is a corrupt man and I did not want to have anything to do with him.
“If he (Kelechi) wants my advice on how to shape his career, I will be here as a father to help him but that is where it ends,” he said.
Amuneke who was one of the coaches of the Nigeria team at the 2013 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates scored nine goals in 27 games for the Super Eagles between 1993 and 2001.

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That's not enough to salvage his damaged reputation. He admitted to shoving him, that's an assault on its own. Its best for him to stop making statements to the press and let the matter fizzle.