Full name Daniel Owefin Amokachi 1989–1990 Ranchers Bees Nationality Nigerian Name Daniel Amokachi Weight 82 kg | Playing position Role Footballer Spouse Nadia Amokachi (m. 1995) Years Team Height 1.82 m | |
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Date of birth (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 42) Similar People Jay‑Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Victor Ikpeba, Nwankwo Kanu, Celestine Babayaro | ||
Daniel amokachi speaks on nigeria s chances at the world cup
Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a Nigerian former professional footballer of Idoma descent and former assistant manager of the Nigeria national football team.
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- Daniel amokachi speaks on nigeria s chances at the world cup
- Daniel amokachi speaks out on fifa s corruption
- Club career
- International career
- Managerial career
- International goals
- Personal and family life
- Club
- National team
- ndividual
- References
He has been a technical director since 2006. With World Cup performances, he was third in the African Footballer of the Year award three times. As a forward, he was known for his speed, technique and physical strength, which earnmed him the nicknames Black Bull and Black Train. Amokachi, who is also very popular and well known in his country, contributed to Nigeria's top two tournaments to the World Cup. Amokachi scored the first goal of the UEFA Champions League with Club Brugge on 25 November 1992, beating CSKA Moscow 1-0.
Daniel amokachi speaks out on fifa s corruption
Club career
Amokachi, nicknamed "The Bull", was discovered while playing for Ranchers Bees by Nigerian national team coach Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the 1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Amokachi moved to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He competed in the new format of the Champions League, and became the first player to score in the competition, after his goal secured a 1–0 win in the opening match in the group stage against CSKA Moscow. Performing well in Belgium and at the 1994 World Cup, Everton became interested in Amokachi and their manager Mike Walker signed him for a fee of £3,000,000 ($4,700,000).
He went on to win the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, famously infuriating manager Joe Royle by bringing himself on as a substitute, then proceeding to score two goals in the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur. He appeared in the final only briefly, late on, as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret wearing celebrations.
He remained at Everton until the end of the 1995–96 season, when he was transferred to Beşiktaş of Turkey for a fee of £1.75million. He had failed to make the impact at Goodison Park that many fans had been hoping for, and had been unable to win a regular place in the first team, as Paul Rideout and Duncan Ferguson were firmly established as Everton's two strikers at this stage. He did, however, stand in for Ferguson while he spent six weeks in prison during the autumn of 1995 for an offence committed in Scotland 18 months earlier.
After leaving Beşiktaş in 1999, his playing career more or less ended. He signed with 1860 Munich, but the contract was cancelled after he failed a medical test. In turn he was rejected by Tranmere Rovers for the same reason. Amokachi trained with French second division side US Créteil, but the deal was hampered by injuries. American MLS team Colorado Rapids signed him in 2002, but seeing as he was not fit enough they released him before a single match was played. He went to play in the United Arab Emirates, but was denied again due to his medical condition.
International career
He played many international matches for Nigeria, and was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup. He also helped win the Olympic gold medal in 1996, scoring in the Gold Medal game itself against Argentina.
Amokachi sustained an injury just ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, played one game, but struggled with knee problems thereafter.
Managerial career
Amokachi managed Nigerian club Nasarawa United and later Enyimba Aba. In April 2007, he quit his role as assistant coach of the Nigeria national team. On 10 April 2008, Amokachi was re-appointed to Nigeria's national team, the Super Eagles, as assistant coach to Shuaibu Amodu, and then as assistant to Stephen Keshi.
In 2015, Amokachi managed Ifeanyi Ubah, resigning after five weeks in the post. In January 2016, he was named as manager of JS Hercules.
International goals
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.Personal and family life
Amokachi married Nadia, a Tunisian model he met in 1995. Their identical twins from this marriage, Nazim and Kalim Amokachi, had trials at Everton FC in 2009 and eventually signed for Beşiktaş, another of Amokachi's former clubs, in 2016. Amokachi's sister married another Nigerian national player, Tijani Babangida.