Amokachi, who
was assistant coach of the national team under the late Amodu Shuaibu and the
late Stephen Keshi, vowed that he will take Nigerian football to a new level if
given the job.
Head coach of
JS Hercules in Finland, Daniel Amokachi, has revealed that he still dreams of
managing the Super Eagles.
“I know that
one day I’ll be the head coach of the Nigeria national team and I will take
Nigerian football to a level nobody has taken it before,” he told The Guardian.
“The ability
of players we have these days … any coach given this job is lucky.
“In my head,
I know how we’d play and the blueprint is ready to go. With the talent there
now, we should be surpassing my generation, the players from the 1990s. It’s
sad, because people still refer back 20 years without looking at what we’ve got
today, but the quality is second to none.
“They seem to
have given everybody except me an opportunity but, by God’s grace, it will
happen”, he added.
Amokachi, who
has managed IfeanyiUbah FC in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) also
spoke of his current job in Finland.
“I’m 44 this
year and I’m still learning, tactically and managerially. For me, to be head
coach here is incredible, a grace from heaven. You have to start somewhere to
get somewhere, and Africans just don’t get these opportunities,” he said.
“We’ll see
how things go at the end of the season. I feel at home here, and that’s the
most important thing. It’s why I’m still here. If I didn’t feel at home I’d be
long, long gone.”
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