Emmanuel Amunike

Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a winger.

Playing career Amunike played for Zamalek, Sporting CP, Barcelona, and Albacete. He played 28 times for Nigeria, scoring 10 goals. He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy; also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, and was voted African Footballer of the Year.

Amunike played all of Nigeria's games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal. Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career After retiring at the end of 2004, Amunike moved to Cantabria in 2006, where he lived with his Spanish wife, Fatima, and took coaching courses. At the same time, he was also coaching some youth teams at SD Reocín.

On 23 December 2008, Amunike took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe. In November 2009, he took charge of Ocean Boys.

Amunike coached the Nigeria U17 national team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national team. He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games. In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job.

Amunike was appointed the manager of Egyptian Premier League club, Misr Lei Makkasa in February 2021. In March 2021, his role was changed to director of academies.

He became assistant coach of the Nigeria national team in February 2022.

Personal life Amunike's younger brothers, Kingsley and Kevin, have also been footballers. Both also played several years in Portugal, amongst other countries.

Career statistics No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 23 April 1993 Lagos, Nigeria 2–0 4–0 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification 2. 4–0 3. 10 April 1994 Tunis, Tunisia 1–1 2–1 1994 African Cup of Nations 4. 2–1 5. 21 June 1994 Dallas, United States 3–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup 6. 5 July 1994 Foxborough, United States 1–0 1–2 7. 10 November 1995 Lagos, Nigeria 1–0 1–0 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 8. 27 April 1997 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. 7 June 1997 Lagos, Nigeria 2–0 3–0

Honours Player Julius Berger Nigerian Professional Football League: 1991

Zamalek Egyptian Premier League: 1991–92, 1992–93 African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1993 CAF Super Cup: 1994

Sporting CP Taça de Portugal: 1994–95 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995

Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1996–97

Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations: 1994; runner-up: 2000 Olympic Games: 1996

Individual African Footballer of the Year: 1994 BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1996

Manager Nigeria U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015