"I’m A Miracle Worker!" - Super Eagles Manager, Amodu Shuaibu

Super Eagles interim manager Shuaibu Amodu said he believes the defending champions have all it takes to book a place in next year’s AFCON. He is upbeat Nigeria will get the needed result in Congo. “If Congo can come here and score three goals, nothing stops us going to Congo to score three or more goals, We have done it before. We will do it again.” Amodu said. Amodu has been drafted to rescue Nigeria in situation like this in the past, so he is not losing sleep.

In April 2001, then NFA brought in Amodu for sacked Dutchman Jo Bonfrere with Nigeria’s 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying ship in troubled waters. Eagles needed to win the last three matches of the campaign to be sure of a place in Korea/Japan.

Ever confident of his own ability, Amodu led the team to turn back Liberia 2-0 in Port Harcourt, hammer Sudan 4-0 in Omdurman and dismiss Ghana 3-0 in Port Harcourt to qualify for the World Cup. The present situation is no less daunting, but Amodu is not ruffled.

In November 2009, Amodu faced the same challenge, when the Super Eagles needed to defeat Kenya in Nairobi and hope Tunisia did not win in Mozambique to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa. The Eagles won the match 3-2, and qualified for the Copa Mundial.