President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, as a Special Assistant on Sports.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development announced this in a statement.
The statement. titled, ‘PMB appoints Amokachi Special Assistant, Sports’, was signed by John Akanji, Special Adviser on media to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
The statement noted that Amokachi’s letter of appointment was issued on August 17, 2020, and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
According to the statement, the letter of appointment said, “I am pleased to inform you that Mohammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved your appointment as Special Assistant on Sports. The appointment takes effect from the 11th of August, 2020.”
He was earlier in the year named Nigeria’s Football Ambassador.
Amokachi, popularly known as Da Bull, had a rich career in football. He began with the Ranchers Bees Football club of Kaduna and went on to play for Club Brugge of Belgium, Besiktas of Turkey, Everton of England and Colorado Rapids.
Three times he was voted the third-best player in Africa.
He played in three World Cup finals, won two nations cup as both player and Assistant Coach, to Stephen Keshi, Austin Eguavoen, Samson Siasia, and Lars Largerback.
He won Gold in the Football event of the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.
He had coached the U-23 National Team, served as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles, and coached Nasarrawa United.
