| Shuaibu Amodu | |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1958[1] [2] |
| Death Place: | Benin City, Nigeria |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1976–1978 |
| Clubs1: | Dumez |
| Years2: | 1978–1981 |
| Clubs2: | Niger Tornadoes |
| Manageryears1: | 2002-2003 |
| Managerclubs1: | Enyimba |
| Managerclubs2: | BCC Lions |
| Managerclubs3: | El-Kanemi Warriors |
| Managerclubs4: | Shooting Stars |
| Manageryears5: | 1994–1995 |
| Managerclubs5: | Nigeria |
| Manageryears6: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs6: | Nigeria |
| Manageryears7: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs7: | Orlando Pirates |
| Manageryears8: | 2001–2002 |
| Managerclubs8: | Nigeria |
| Manageryears9: | 2008–2010 |
| Managerclubs9: | Nigeria |
| Manageryears10: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs10: | Nigeria |
| Manageryears11: | 2015 |
| Managerclubs11: | Nigeria (caretaker) |
| Medaltemplates: | (as manager) |
Shuaibu Amodu (18 April 1958 – 10 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and coach who played as a forward.
Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.[3]
Amodu managed a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as Enyimba FC, BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.[3]
Amodu first managed the Nigeria national team from April 2001 to February 2002.[4] He later stated that his dismissal was "unfair",[5] and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.[6] After his dismissal with the National team, He was appointed to take over from the newly sacked Enyimba's Coach Yugoslav Kostadin Papic in April 2002.[7]
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008.[8] In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure,[9] and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future.[10] He was sacked in February 2010.[11]
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.[12]
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi.[13] It was his fifth spell in charge of the country.[14] Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily.[15] [16] He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.[17]
Amodu died on 10 June 2016, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi.[18] [19] He was buried in an Islamic ceremony in his hometown of Okpella.[20]