Daniel Amokachi has left his role as an assistant to Super Eagles coach Finidi George on the eve of a crucial World Cup qualifying match against South Africa.
It was gathered that the ex-international rejected certain terms in the contract arrangement provided for the assistants of the new Super Eagles coach.
The NFF had named Amokachi as an assistant coach alongside Benjamin James, Olatunji Baruwa, Chima Onyeike, and Mehmet Ozturk.
Reports has it that the NFF imposed him on Finidi, who was not enthusiastic with working with him in the first instance.
However, NFF President Ibrahim Gusau has dismissed these rumors.
“I am very happy when we unveiled Finidi to Nigeria.
“The NFF Technical Director put all the names on the list and they chose the best they felt would work.
“All the names you saw as assistants to Finidi were chosen by him,” Gusau said.
The crunch match against South Africa for a place in the 2026 World Cup will take place at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
The game is scheduled to kick off, barring unforeseen circumstances at 8 p.m. (Nigerian Time) on Friday, June 7, 2024.
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