Coach Imama Amapakabo was on Tuesday officially unveiled as the new manager of Maiduguri based Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) team El Kanemi Warriors.
The former manager of Enugu Rangers was unmasked to the public on Tuesday in Maiduguri after he signed his contract.
The former Sharks and Enyimba coach replaces former Flying Eagles coach Ladan Bosso, who guided the side to a sixth-place finish in the immediate past NPFL season.
Amapakabo’s two assistants will be Shaibu Suleiman as goalkeeper coach and Ernest Eziwo as assistant coach. The duo worked with him at former Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers.
Media Officer of the Maiduguri landlords, Prince Anthony Obaseki, disclosed yesterday that the new manager is excited with the opportunity to work with the side and promised to deliver the goods at the appointed time.
“Imama was unveiled today (Tuesday) to the public as new manager of El Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri.
“Early in the day, Imama endorsed his contract papers and went into a closed meeting with some government top officials later in the day.
“He came with two assistants to work with him, Shaibu Suleiman as goalkeeper coach and Ernest Eziwo as assistant coach.
“Imama says coming to coach El Kanemi Warriors is a personal challenge while he asked the stakeholders to rally round him to achieve the desired goal.
“He said he had many coaching offers, but he chose El Kanemi Warriors for personal reasons and given what he has seen on the ground, the sky will be the limit of what he will achieve with the team in the upcoming league season,†said Obaseki to supersport.com.
The assistants will resume their duties on Sunday while the team training commences on Monday.
