Nwosu named Golden Eaglets’ coach
By Olawale Ajimotokan, 09.27.2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008

The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after a special meeting in Abuja yesterday appointed former Super Eagles captain Henry Nwosu (MON) as the new coach of the U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets.



Nwosu recently assisted Samson Siasia in piloting the Dream Team to the final of the football event at Beijing 2008 where the team lost 1-0 to Argentina.

He will now replace Alphonsus Dike who lost his job in the wake of the Eaglets’ 3-0 scandalous defeat by Republic of Benin and subsequent elimination from the African U-17 Championship which holds next year in Algeria.

Nwosu’s main brief now is to groom a new team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals which Nigeria will hold next year.

The former Asec Mimosas of midfielder will be assisted in the new task by Monday Odigie and Abimbola Samuel while Suleiman Shuaibu is the goalkeeper trainer.

Dike’s job had been placed on the line following his team’s uninspiring 3-2 aggregate loss to the Baby Squirrels about two weeks ago.

The committee also retained Joseph Ladipo (Jossy Lad) who was in charge when the Super Falcons failed to soar at the Beijing 2008 as the Chief Coach.

However, the former 3SC coach will have on the technical crew Eucharia Uche, Egan Adat as assistant coaches as well as former international goalkeeper, Ann Chiejine as the goalkeeper trainer.

Francis Akpata was named the goalkeeper trainer for the U-20 Women’s team.

Another far reaching decision by the board was the appointment of former Super Eagles Head Coach and member of FIFA Technical Committee, Adegboye Onigbinde as the Technical Consultant to the federation.


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