Amokachi Takes Charge In Keshi’s Absence

Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Dan “the Bull” Amokachi, took full charge of the team on Thursday, following the departure same day, of Head Coach Steve Keshi for Accra , Ghana, for the Glo-CAF awards, where he is due for a legend award category.

In the morning training session which lasted for about two hours, thirty minutes, Amokachi assisted by Sylvanus Okpala, Coach Valere and keepers’s trainer Ike Shorunmu, took the players on shooting, ball possession and match time tensions and reaction to which the 30 players in camp responded well. Uche Kalu and Markson Ojobo, are the latest to join camp.

Keshi had told officials of the team on Wednesday night that whenever he was not around, Amokachi takes charge and warned against distorting camp order in his absence.

The ‘Big Boss’ as Keshi is called in his playing days will be glad to know that the system he had put in place ran smoothly in his absence to the delight of Amokachi and other assistants.

Meanwhile, Keshi is due back from Ghana this Friday to continue the drilling of the players and preparation for the January 7 friendly against a yet to be named opposition and the February 29, Nations cup qualifier against the Wasps of Rwanda.