No Cup Pressures On Amokachi At 39

Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Dan ‘the Bull’ Amokachi, turned 39 at the weekend, with a declaration that he never used football age, but his true age, saying at that time, it was only proper to tell your real age in international football.

“I know that our boss, Stephen Keshi, also did the same”, he said. He was talking to home-based stars currently in camp after they sang a sonorous song of ‘happy birthday to you’, to him.

The Big boss, was to speak later on his assistant’s birthday, saying that he’s happy that he knew him from day one and he has been very supportive and he will make a good manager in any area of life he chose to follow.

On whether he would want to challenge Amokachi, to redouble his efforts in the chase for a Nations Cup and World Cup ticket, Keshi said it was a special day of his assistant and he would not want to be-labour with the simple challenge of the technical crew of the national team.

“We have taken a job and we have a common purpose to do the nation proud and rediscover the meaning of true Nigerian football, why should I bother Amokachi with qualifications for the Nations Cup and the World Cup, it’s his special day and he should enjoy it. We have a focus, we know where we’re going and we shall surely get there. I’ve already spoken to him, but if there is need be, ‘happy birthday again Dan’.