Daniel Owefin Amokachi is a Nigerian football manager and former professional player.
22 Facts About Daniel Amokachi
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Daniel Amokachi had a brief spell with Ranchers Bees, Colorado Rapids and Nasarawa United.
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Daniel Amokachi was capped 44 times by Nigeria, scoring 13 goals.
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Daniel Amokachi's spell in international football saw him win the African Cup of Nations in 1994 and a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
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Daniel Amokachi was present in his nations squads for 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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Daniel Amokachi has spent two spells as assistant coach of Nigeria, as well as managing his nation in an interim basis from 2014 to 2015.
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Daniel Amokachi, nicknamed "The Bull", was discovered while playing for Ranchers Bees by Nigerian national team coach Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the 1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Daniel Amokachi moved to play for Club Brugge in Belgium.
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Daniel Amokachi went on to win the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, scoring two goals in the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur after 'substituting himself' into the match while Paul Rideout was receiving treatment.
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Daniel Amokachi appeared in the final only briefly, late on, again as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret-wearing celebrations afterwards.
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Daniel Amokachi had failed to make the impact at Goodison Park that many fans had been hoping for, and had been unable to win a regular place in the first team, as Rideout and Duncan Ferguson were firmly established as Everton's two strikers at that stage.
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Daniel Amokachi did stand in for Ferguson while he spent six weeks in prison during the autumn of 1995 for an offence committed in Scotland 18 months earlier.
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Daniel Amokachi signed with 1860 Munich, but the contract was cancelled after he failed a medical test.
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Daniel Amokachi trained with French second division side US Creteil, but the deal was hampered by injuries.
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Daniel Amokachi went to play in the United Arab Emirates, but was denied again due to his medical condition.
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Daniel Amokachi played many international matches for Nigeria, and was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup.
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Daniel Amokachi helped win the Olympic championship in 1996, scoring in the final against Argentina.
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Daniel Amokachi sustained an injury just ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, played one match at the tournament, but struggled with knee problems thereafter.
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Daniel Amokachi managed Nigerian club Nasarawa United and later Enyimba Aba.
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On 10 April 2008, Daniel Amokachi was re-appointed to Nigeria's national team, the Super Eagles, as assistant coach to Shuaibu Amodu, and then as assistant to Stephen Keshi.
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In 2015, Daniel Amokachi managed Ifeanyi Ubah, resigning after five weeks in the post.
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On 4 February 2020, Daniel Amokachi was named as Nigeria's football ambassador by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
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Daniel Amokachi is married to a Tunisian woman and has twin sons named Kalim and Nazim, both of whom are currently in the Besiktas youth academy.