CAF appoints Amuneke into U-20 AFCON technical study group
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has appointed Emmanuel Amuneke into the CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) for the U-20 AFCON which gets underway in Niger Republic on Saturday.
The former Golden Eaglets coach who is now the head coach of the Tanzania national team was appointed into similar role by the Federation of International Football prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
“I’m going to Niamey, Niger Republic, for the U-20 Nations Cup”, the former FC Barcelona winger newsmen.
“Tanzania is not participating in the U20 AFCON. I’m going as a CAF Technical Study Group member.
“Yes, CAF has appointed me as a member of their TSG and that’s why I’m traveling (to Niger).”
Amuneke whose coaching profile has been growing in leaps and bound guided Nigeria’s U-17 national team to lift the trophy at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile in 2015.
He later had unsuccessful spell with Nigeria U-20s during which the team failed to qualify for the 2017 CAF U-20 Nations Cup finals, as well as transit managerial duty as assistant Super Eagles coach under Samson Siasia.
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Before landing the top Tanzanian national teams job, Amuneke had coached Sudanese Premier League club, Al-Khartoum Watani, in 2018.