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Egypt Premier League Side, Makkasa Unveil Amuneke - Latest Sports in Nigeria

by Niyi Busari,
Feb 01, 2020
in FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Makkasa Unveils Amuneke

By Sampson Adedeji

Egyptian Premier league side Misr El Makkasa has unveiled former Nigeria's Junior teams head coach Emmanuel Amuneke as their new head coach.

The 49-year-old also led Nigeria’s U-17 side to win the World Cup, in 2015 in Viña del Mar, Chile, before having a one-year stint with Sudanese side Al-Khartoum, BSN Reports.

In his nine games in charge with Tanzania, he won on two occasions, drew once and lost six times.

El Makkasa is struggling in the league and they sit 15th, just outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

This led them to appoint former Barcelona and Sporting CP winger Emmanuel Amunike, with the Nigerian signing a deal until the end of the season.

Amunike’s first game in charge will be when El-Makkasa visit eigthth place Smouha on Monday, February 3rd at the Alexandria Stadium.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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