1996 Olympic gold medalist, Emmanuel Amuneke, has said that although he would love to coach the Super Eagles if given the opportunity, he remained not too desperate for the job.
Amuneke said this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Tuesday.
Amuneke, a former Super Eagles player, former Nigeria U-17 national team coach and former coach of the Tanzania national team, described the job of coaching Nigeria’s national team as one which should be given on merit and with the interest of football and Nigeria at heart.
The Spain based former striker, who played for Sporting Lisbon football club in Portugal and Barcelona football club in Spain expressed confidence that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would eventually appoint the ideal coach for the Super Eagles top job.
He said that with a plethora of Nigerian talents scattered across the globe, a lot professional capacity, technical expertise and consultation would be required to harness the talents, combine them and achieve the needed balance.
According to him, the Super Eagles’ upcoming World Cup qualification matches against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and their counterparts from Benin Republic would necessitate the appointment of a substantive coach who would also need some time to put the house in order for best results.
“ I am not desperate to be Super Eagles coach, inasmuch as I nurse the ambition to coach.
“ If I have the opportunity to serve my fatherland , I will accept it and deliver my all “, he said.
He however called for the development of football at the grassroots to enable further development of the Nigerian league for harnessing of more talents.