Claim
An X user, @AllThingsSuper_ claimed that the NFF has picked Emmanuel Amuneke as the Head Coach of the Nigeria National football team, Super Eagles.
Verdict: According to the Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation,(NFF) has not appointed Emmanuel Amuneke as the Super Eagles Coach.
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The appointment of a new Coach for the Super Eagles of Nigeria has generated a lot of reaction in the mainstream media.
The team is currently being handled by Finidi George in an interim capacity.
An X user in a post on Friday, April 19,2024 claimed that the Nigeria football federation(NFF) has picked Emmanuel Amuneke as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.
The NFF is football governing body in Nigeria.
The post reads “🚨 BREAKING 🚨The NFF has picked Emmanuel Amuneke as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.(@ojbsports)”.
One of the X users commented on the post and said “I have not seen this in any mainstream media. Can’t go to the Bank with it yet”.
Another user, said “Not confirmed yet but if u ask me, I am convinced he will do a very gud job with the super eagles but the NFF technical committee that has Victor Ikpeba in there will always spoil Amuniie’s chances.
As at Monday, April 22,2024 the claim has garnered over 20,000 views, 88 reposts, 515 likes and 20 quotes.
The Informant247 decided to verify the claim due to the doubtful comments under the posts and the engagements.
The Informant247 fact check team also observed that some news media like here and here published that Amuneke has been appointed.
Verification
The Informant247 fact check team reached out to Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to confirm whether Emmanuel Amuneke has been appointed as the Super Eagles Coach.
Reacting to the inquiry through a WhatsApp message on Monday April 22, 2024, Ademola said in his response , “NO. There’s nothing like that. Please beware of fake news mongers and propagandists”.
We also observed that the X user, AllThingsSuper_ who earlier posted the claim of the appointment has also made a counter post about the same claim.
In a post on the same handle on Sunday, April 21, 2024, the user said “Inside sources have claimed that news of Emmanuel Amuneke becoming Super Eagles coach ‘is not true’ (@chaplinez70).”
Conclusion
According to the Head of Communication department of the NFF, Emmanuel Amuneke has not been appointed as the Super Eagles Coach.