Former Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Amuneke has said he is open to coaching the senior national team of Nigeria if given the opportunity by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Uncertainty still surrounds the future of current coach Gernot Rohr, as the NFF are yet to hand the Franco-German tactician a new contract, with his current deal set to expire in June.
In an interview with journalists on social media, the former Barcelona star, who previously coached Nigeria youth sides, the Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles, said he remains hopeful of landing the Super Eagles plum job.
“I’m a very honest and straight-going guy, of course, we all nurse ambitions of coaching our country one day,” the former Tanzania coach said. “But we don’t know when, we don’t know how it will come.
“But we know, doing the right thing, and when it pleases God, who sees every affairs of men, if it pleases God and he finds me being in a position to help the country, of course, one day I hope I will be a in a position to coach the Super Eagles.”The 1994 African Footballer of the Year winner said
Following his exploits in Tanzania, where he guided the Taifa Stars to their first Africa Cup of Nations appearance in 39 years last year in Egypt, many have touted Amuneke to replace Rohr as the new Eagles coach though he has a turbulent time with the NFF before.
