Shaibu Amodu

Shaibu Amodu

Personal information
Date of birth	April 1958 (age 65–66)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1978	Dumez
1978–1981	Niger Tornadoes
Managerial career
	BCC Lions
	El-Kanemi Warriors
	Shooting Stars
1994–1995	Nigeria
1996–1997	Nigeria
1996–1997	Orlando Pirates
2001–2002	Nigeria
2008–2010	Nigeria
2014	Nigeria
2015	Nigeria (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaibu Amodu (born April 1958) is a Nigerian football coach.

Playing career

Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.

Coaching career

Amodu has manages a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors, and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.

He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002. Amodu later stated that his dismissal was "unfair", and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.

He was re-appointed manager in April 2008. In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure, and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future. He was sacked in February 2010.

Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.

He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his fifth spell in charge of the country. Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily. He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.