Amokachi prepared for Finnish Job

By Daily Sports on April 19, 2016

Daniel Amokachi has declared that he is ready to make his coaching role at second tier Finnish, JS Hercules, count despite "all obstacles" he is faced with.

The former Nigeria international talked about the having to contend with the freezing weather conditions on arrival in the northern Finnish city of Oulu as well as limited indoor facilities during the winter period.

“Freezing was the not the word, that’s an understatement - it was minus 35 degrees [Celsius] when I arrived!” Amokachi told Fifa.com about his arrival in Finland.

“I was leaving a country that was roasting, about 38 degrees when I left Nigeria. The day before I travelled, I checked the weather forecast with my wife and she joked: ‘Do you really want to go?’ [laughs] I said ‘Of course!’. The weather in Finland is an obstacle but with all obstacles when you’re trying to achieve something, you throw them out the window.

“The outdoor pitches are frozen and everything we do at the moment is indoor. You have a number of other teams using those facilities and it’s hard to get a full pitch to yourself, which can make the program you’re trying to lay down difficult. But I am a Nigerian, an African. I’m used to challenges and I would love to see it through.”

Inspite of those challenges, Amokachi is keen to become the first man who will open the doors for his fellow Africans to take up managerial jobs at European clubs.

However, the 43-year-old coach has described his managerial role at the Finnish second tier outfit as "the biggest challenge" in his career in the dugout.

“It is my first experience as an African manager coaching in Europe and there are not many Africans who are head coaches in Europe. They are giving me a platform as an African to showcase what I can do and if I do well, it’s an open door for other African coaches,” said Amokachi.

Amokachi has previously worked as assistant coach with the Nigerian men's national team and in manager capacity at Nasarawa United and FC Ifeanyiubah (supersports.com)

•Photo shows Daniel Amokachi

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 19, 2016


 

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