Zambia Super League side, Sensational Zanaco has confirmed the appointment of Nigeria Super Eagles legend Emmanuel Amunike as a consultant as earlier reported by the ZamFoot Crew.
Amunike and his assistant Emeka Amandi have been engaged as consultants to the Kelvin Kaindu led technical bench.
“The Board and Management of Zanaco Football Club is delighted to announce the recruitment of Mr. Emmanuel Amuneke and his Assistant Mr. Emeka Amadi as Consultants to the Coaching bench of Zanaco Football Club.
The Board of Zanaco Football Club is confident that Mr. Amuneke’s coaching experience will add value to the Technical Team and the Club as a whole.
The Board of Zanaco Football Club looks forward to working with Mr. Amuneke and his Assistant in ensuring that the Club achieves its aspirations.”
During his playing days the Nigerian ex-international footballer and UEFA licensed Coach played international football in Europe where he featured for the likes of Sporting Lisbon in Portugal and Barcelona in Spain.
With a coaching career spanning eighteen years, Mr. Amuneke was Head coach of the Nigeria U-17 National Team which won the FIFA U-17 Male World Cup in 2013 in the United Arab Emirate and in 2015 in Chile. He coached various National Clubs in Spain, Nigeria, Sudan, and Egypt.
Amunike was Head Coach of Tanzania Senior National Team that qualified to the Africa Nations Cup in 2019 after 39 years and Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles – Nigeria National Football Team in 2016.
He was nominated as African Coach of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2015.