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  • Slave contracts: Amokachi blames illiteracy of local players

    Slave contracts: Amokachi blames illiteracy of local players

    Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles, Daniel Amokachi has shed some light on the mass exodus of stars from the local league.

    Speaking with footballlive.ng, Amokachi blamed it on a lack of education which has contributed in making players take poor and uninformed decisions.

    He also pointed fingers at a lack of patience on the part of the players which in turn forces them to tie themselves to slave contracts abroad.

    “We shouldn’t forget that we live in a society where most of us footballers come from the ghetto and education wise, we are not that sound.

    “We should focus more on educating the players and that is basically the job of the clubs. They need to focus on education the players on these issues.”

    “Everything in life is time; it is ordained. It took God seven days to create the world and even after he had to rest. We should learn to wait for our time. If it is ordained that you will make in life as a professional footballer, you will”

  • Keshi’s salary hits NSC’s account

    Keshi’s salary hits NSC’s account

    •Big Boss, others get pay latest Friday

    •Maigari, Elegbeleye meet today

     

    SportingLife can reveal exclusively today that the lifeline approved by President Goodluck Jonathan to pay the wages of Super Eagles coaches, Stephen Keshi, Daniel Amokachi, Ike Shorounmu and other national team coaches has been credited to the National Sports Commission (NSC) account by the finance ministry.

    A decent source at the NSC revealed that the body’s accountant informed the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi about the receipt of the N200m.

    The minister, SportingLife gathered, directed the NSC Director-General, Gbenga Elegbeleye to schedule a meeting with NFF President, Aminu Maigari to look at what is due each of the coaches and fashion out the modalities for the payment into their different accounts latest Friday.

  • 2014 CHAN: Malaria stops Uzoenyi

    2014 CHAN: Malaria stops Uzoenyi

    Ejike Uzoenyi was the only player who did not train when Nigeria began their preparations for the 2014 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) because he had malaria.

    The Enugu Rangers winger, who had a brief stint at French club Rennes recently, was excused from training as a result of his illness.

    Meanwhile, assistant coach Daniel Amokachi, who took charge of Tuesday’s training session in the absence of Stephen Keshi, told the players that only the best will be selected for the tournament that starts from January 11 in South Africa, as there will be no sentiments in selection between the old and the new players in camp.

    Incidentally, new invitees and members of the Golden Eaglets team who won the U17 World Cup recently in the UAE, goalkeeper Sunday Alampasu and teammate Taiwo Awoniyi, were the first to arrive in camp on Monday, before skipper of the side, Chigozie Agbim, arrived.

    Agbim had been the first of all the players to arrive at previous training camps.

    Tuesday’s morning training was very tactical and spartan, as the coaches tried to assess the quality of players invited.

    It lasted a little over two hours and at the end of the session, Amokachi expressed joy at the players’ output.

  • 2013 WORLD AIDS DAY: Team Eagles wallop Team Entertainment 6-0

    2013 WORLD AIDS DAY: Team Eagles wallop Team Entertainment 6-0

    SUPER Eagles assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi has appealed to Nigerians not to stigmatise persons living with HIV/AIDS.

    ‘The Bull’ made the passionate plea after leading other Eagles stars of Celestine Babayaro, Ifeanyi Udeze, Justice Christopher, Teslim Fatusi, Jonathan Apoborie among others in a novelty game that saw Team Eagles wallop a selected Nollywood and Nigerian hip-hop stars (Team Entertainment) 6-0 to mark this year’s World AIDS Day .

    According to Amokachi: “It’s an honour to be part of this novelty match and to help create awareness that HIV/AIDS is real. Aside creating the awareness, I feel stigmatisation is one of the major problem in the global fight against the virus.

    “I know how it feels to be stigmatised by people who know one is living with the virus, as they would want to push the person away from the society. So, I’m apealing to Nigerians to stop such act but know that it’s not the end of the world for people living with HIV/AIDS that they too have the right to live a normal life.

    “Nonetheless, that an uninfected person can’t get the virus by relating, sleep on the same bed, hugging, playing, and even eating from the same plates with people living with HIV/AIDS. So we owe them a duty by showing them and care.”

    Mr. Clem Ugorji, Public Affairs and Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Nigeria also appealed to Nigerians to stop stigmatise persons living with the viru.

    “The responsibility to eradicate the HIV/AIDS pandemic and stigmatisation is a collective one. That is why we are partnering with Friends Africa and other corporate bodies using this potent platform that football provides,” he said.

    “At Coca-Cola, we remain committed to preaching the message of living positively, not just with the virus, but in everything we do.”

  • Asaba Stadium named after Keshi

    Asaba Stadium named after Keshi

    Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has named the Asaba Stadium after Stephen Keshi, who led Nigeria to win a third African Cup of Nations title last weekend.

    At a reception held at the Asaba International Event Centre, Uduaghan also rewarded Keshi with a sum of 8 million Naira as well as a duplex in the state capital.

    Keshi’s assistants, Daniel Amokachi, Sylavnus Okpalla, and Ike Shorunmu got 4m Naira each, while each player got 2.5m naira.

    Members of the team who were old and present players of Warri Wolves got N5million. They are AFCON final hero Sunday Mba, Chigozie Agbim, Azuibike Egwekwe, and Nosa Igiebor.

    MTNFootball.com reports that more state governments are in line to fete the team.