Amodu Shaibu dies, to be buried by 4pm today

Former Super Eagles head coach, Amodu Shaibu has died. He was aged 58.

Sources close to the family said the former BCC Lions of Gboko coach died in his sleep, in the early hours of this morning.

He would be buried at 4pm today at his home town, Okpella in Benin City according to Muslim rites. He was the only coach to have handled Super Eagles four times.

Amodu, was until his death the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation.

NFF secretary general, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed the passing away of Amodu.

"That is correct," NFF secretary general, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed the passing away of Amodu. "He sleep and he could not wake up."

Nigeria is still mourning the death of another former coach and legend, Stephen Keshi, who passed away on Wednesday in Benin City.

Amodu and Keshi worked together as Nigeria's head coach and assistant coach respectively at the 2002 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Mali.

In November 1994, Amodu first managed the Super Eagles in an international friendly with England in which his team lost 0-1.

He took charge of the Super Eagles on four occasions in 1994 and 1995 as well as in 1997, 2001 and 2002 and then between 2008 and 2010.

Amodu would be remembered for guiding BCC Lions to win the 1990 African Cup Winners Cup (now Caf Confederation Cup) and also for guiding the Nigerian men's national team to the 2002 Fifa World Cup finals after it looked impossible to qualify following a poor start to the qualification series in Africa.