Two assistant coaches from the AFCON in Cameroon are to make way for Emmanuel Amuneke to join Augustine Eguavoen to lead the Super Eagles against Ghana in World Cup playoffs next month, according to various reports.
There were as many as four assistant coaches including Salisu Yusuf, Paul Aigbogun at the AFCON, where the Eagles failed to go past the Round of 16.
Amuneke has long been linked with the Eagles job after he also played a similar role to Samson Siasia six years ago in a 2017 AFCON qualifier against Egypt.
Officials said the former Barcelona winger will bring his tactical awareness to bear on the Eagles against the Black Stars.
He has consistently featured on the technical study groups for both FIFA and CAF.
It has also been proposed to give NFF technical director Eguavoen a two-year contract with a remarkable improvement on his three Million Naira-a-month salary.
This will thus finally put to rest speculations over the future of Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, who was announced as the man to take charge of the team after the AFCON but has yet to sign a contract.
