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  • Amoo upbeat on forthcoming NNL Pre-Season Seminar

    Amoo upbeat on forthcoming NNL Pre-Season Seminar

    Former Golden Eaglets coach, Fatai Amoo , has expressed delight for being listed as one of the resource persons for the forthcoming Nigeria National League( NNL)-organized three-day seminar for coaches and media officers holding place at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne,  

    Speaking ahead of the seminar billed to take place between  October 28th and 30th , the former Super Eagles Assistant coach said it will be a privilege  to share his experiences  both as a former player and coach in the domestic league.

    He said:”I feel very honoured to be selected as one of the resource persons for the NNL pre-season Seminar to share my experience both as an ex- league player and coach. Football has become very dynamic with changes taking place every day in all departments. In order to compete well, coaches must keep abreast with modern trends. I commend the NNL for this great initiative which will positively impact our football.”

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    According to the Chairman of the NNL, George Aluo equally noted: ”We are excited to organize a pre- season seminar for our coaches and media officers to prepare for the 2024/2025 season. The NNL is keen on building the capacity of our coaches in order to improve the standard of the league hence we have selected respected, knowledgeable people the seminar. We cannot compromise on standard, but rather keep improving on it.”

    A new dimension has been introduced to the Seminar with the inclusion of media officers to make them micro manage the clubs media image better.

    Renowned coach Alphonsus Dike will join Amoo as a resource person, while media chieftains  like Tony Ubani, John Joshua- Akanji and Oluchi Tobex-Tobechukwu will update the media officers on latest trends in media club management.

  • Shooting Stars FC Sacks Fatai Amoo

    Shooting Stars FC Sacks Fatai Amoo

    The management of Shooting Stars FC have sacked Coach Fatai Amoo from his job as the Technical Adviser of the club.
    In the statement by the club’s Media Officer, Jubril Arowolo, it stated that the  management was reviewing the status of other members of the club’s technical crew.

    “However, the management acknowledges the efforts of Amoo to inspire the team during the past season. “We wish him success in his future endeavours as we will not forget his positive impact on the team.”
    Amoo headed the 3SC technical crew in the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) when the team got relegated to the 2017/2018 NNL.

  • Fatai Amoo Faces Sack

    Fatai Amoo Faces Sack

    The management of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), has given an ultimatum to the technical crew of the team to immediately find a way out of the relegation zone in the Nigerian Professional League or be ready to face sack.

    The Executive Chairman of the Club, Mr. Gbolagade Busari gave this stern warning on Monday at an emergency management meeting to evaluate the position of the club at rock bottom of the league table.

    Busari disclosed that the Technical Adviser of the team, Mr Fatai Amoo, was specifically reminded that his position, as the head of the crew will be evaluated on match-to-match basis and the management will not hesitate to wield the big axe.
    The ultimatum given to the technical crew start from their next game against Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC on Sunday in Ibadan.

    “The team has a crop of young and promising players that could excel in the Nigerian League and it is the duty of the technical crew to mould them into a successful side,” Busari said. The Chairman reiterated that the management will not tolerate any form of excuses on the part of the technical crew, urging that all efforts should be harnessed to see that the team survives the relegation battles.

    In his own submission, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Yomi Oke promised that the government will redouble its efforts in supporting the team in its bid to bring back the glory of Shooting Stars, adding that the teeming supporters, who are not happy with the team, will soon have smiles on their faces.

  • Amoo: 3SC were motivated to beat Rivers United

    Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan technical adviser, Fatai Amoo says his wards were at their best when they played against Rivers United in a match day six of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday.

    The Ibadan-warlords halted Rivers United’s five game unbeaten run with a 2-1 win at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan.

    Sunday Faleye and Jide Apena’s goals either side of half time earned Oluyole Warriors maximum three points at stake in the match while Lukman Mohammed’s first half goal was not enough to get anything for United.

    In a chat after the game, Amoo said that Rivers United’s big status in the league encouraged his boys to play with high intensity during the game, stressing that his boys are improving after each game.

    “We were motivated knowing we were facing one of the best clubs (Rivers United) in the country.  We knew United could easily reduce us to dust if we did not come to the party and that is what really motivated us.  I thank God that my young boys proved that with time, they will grow,” Amoo said in an interview.

  • 3SC need more time to jell, Says Amoo

    .Oluyole Warriors to resume December 27

    Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan technical adviser, Fatai Amoo has revealed to SportingLife that his team needs more weeks to take shape before the commencement of the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.
    The former Dream Team assistant coach said it would have been calamitous for the Oluyole Warriors had the league kicked off on December 18.
    Amoo said he is doing everything possible to produce a solid squad before the league starts.
    He revealed that about 16 old and 12 new players are currently training with the team.
    “We are not fully ready now. We are still trying to blend old and new players together. It would have been a turbulence experience for us had the league kicked off on December 18. But the postponement has given us an ample opportunity to get the boys together and have good team on ground. The team is improving and I believe that we will surely have a good team everybody would be proud of,” Amoo disclosed to SportingLife.
    He added: “We have about 16 old players and 12 new players now. We are still expecting that some experienced players may still come around before we finally register our players for new season. The team is a combination of young and experienced players.”
    The former Sunshine Stars manager also confirmed that the team has embarked on Christmas break and will resume on December 27.
    “As soon as we resume break we will hit the ground running because we want to utilize every opportunity we have now to do something tangible before the league kicks off,” he said.

  • Fatai Amoo returns as Shooting Stars coach

    Fatai Amoo returns as Shooting Stars coach

    Nigeria Olympic team assistant coach, Fatai Amoo is set to be announced as the new boss of Nigeria premier league side, Shooting Stars.

    It will be his second spell at ‘The Oluyole Warriors’ after he first took charge of the Ibadan club between 2009 and 2011.

    Top officials disclosed that Amoo’s appointment will be made public this week.

    He will replace Gbenga Ogunbote, who is on his way to securing a top post after Abdu Maikaba was considered ahead of him for the Akwa United top job.

    His contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ended with the recent Rio Olympics in Brazil.

    Former Nigeria midfielder Amoo has previously handled Julius Berger, Sunshine Stars and Enyimba.

  • Amoo defends Dream Team performance against Mexico

    Amoo defends Dream Team performance against Mexico

    Dream Team Assistant Coach, Fatai Amoo, has insisted that the team achieved its objective against Mexico U-23 in a tune game for the Olympics despite the 0-1 defeat.

    He told footballlive.ng that the Mexico side enjoyed home support and was very comfortable playing in front of a familiar crowd, a situation the Nigerian team will have to get used to when the competition gets underway in August.

    Amoo, who led a second string team to a 1-0 win over Brazil’s U23s in a commemorative friendly in March,  expressed hope that the expected players will improve the quality of the team.

    Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Kenneth Omeruo are expected to join the team before the commencement of the Olympics next month.

  • Siasia can lead U- 23 team to success — Amoo

    Siasia can lead U- 23 team to success — Amoo

    First Assistant Coach of the Nigeria’s U- 23 football team, Fatai Amoo has exclusively told NationSport that the Chief Coach of the team Samson Siasia has the wherewithal to repeat the Beijing, China 2008 Olympics silver winning feat and he and the other assistant coaches would help Siasia to achieve this ambition.

    “I agreed to serve my nation because it is a great honour to be appointed as one of the coaches of this great team. When you are given a national assignment it is always an honour to serve. So the Nigeria Football Federation must have seen that quality in me to assist Coach Samson Siasia to mould a good team that would achieve success and I am ready to serve in the team.

    “I am ready to assist the Head Coach to achieve the needed positive results. The Chief Coach (Samson Siasia) has performed brilliantly well when he last haudles this same team.  He led this team to the final of the last Olympics but lost narrowly (1-0) to a great side Argentine side by football star Lionel Messi, It means he had done a good job when handling the team as at that time.

    “So if I have to come in to assist such a coach I think it is a great honour and I thank the NFF for giving me the platform to serve the nation. I really appreciate the NFF for this privilege. So we will work really hard to ensure that we achieve success with this team.

    “The task ahead of us is tough but surmountable when you have a quality Coach like Siasia as the leader of the team. The U- 23 team is like the senior national team because it is always comprised of national team players who falls within that age bracket and that is what makes the job a herculean task but surmountable when you have a coach who has done it before.

    “As regards the screening exercise this is the second day (Tuesday) running and as I speak with you now we have already screened over 500 players from the academies around the country. We have been able to do elimination by substitution and by the time we would have concluded this exercise certainly we would have laid a befitting foundation for a team that we hope to be a pride of all with God on our side”, Amoo summed up.

  • Amoo’s Sunshine contract not renewed

    Amoo’s Sunshine contract not renewed

    MTNFootball.com has been told the contract of designated Nigeria U-23 coach Fatai Amoo will not be renewed by Sunshine Stars FC’s management.

    A top source said Amoo’s contract was not renewed because he failed to qualify Sunshine Stars for international football next year.

    “Amoo’s contract was not renewed because he failed to achieve the set target which was a continental ticket, instead the team battled for survival,” the top source told MTNFootball.com.

    “The word sack is not ideal because the coaching crew except the TA, Fatai Amoo, signed a year’s contract, which expired at the end of the season, so they are out of contract. Amoo joined the team during the season and had a contract to tinker the team till the end of the season.”

    In the same vein, the contracts of the technical crew of Sunshine Queens and Rising Stars were also not renewed because OSFA want to reposition the team.

    Sunshine Queens had five coaches last season and the last was Kennedy Boboye, while Sunday Emmanuel, an ex-Sunshine Stars, and Apa United coach last handled Rising Stars.