Former international, Emmanuel Babayaro has defended Daniel Amokachi after the latter rejected the chance to work the Super Eagles as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n
Amokachi has failed to link up with the Super Eagles in Uyo ahead of their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin.<\/p>\n
Babayaro has however revealed that the former striker turned down the job because of \u201cdemeaning terms\u201d.<\/p>\n
The conditions according to Babayaro includes no salary, while his involvement with the team will be based on the discretion of the head coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmokachi was appointed Super Eagles assistant coach under these conditions \u2013and his appearance in any Super Eagles engagement is on needs basis and subject to the head coach\u2019s discretions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow demeaning can these conditions be?<\/p>\n
\u201cAmokachi said yes to the appointment as the Super Eagles assistant coach but an emphatic no to the demeaning conditions attached thereto.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yes, the conditions were only just communicated recently.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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