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Nigerian footballer and coach (born 1962)

Fanny Amun
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Personal information
Full name Fanny Ikhayere Amun
Date of birth (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Osogbo, Nigeria
Managerial career
Years Team
1993 Nigeria U17
1995 Nigeria U20
1998 Nigeria (assistant)

Fanny Ikhayere Amun (born 1 October 1962) is a Nigerian former football player and coach. He led the Nigeria national under-17 team to victory at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Career

Amun was born in Osogbo, Nigeria.

In 1993, Amun coached the Nigeria national under-17 team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, helping the team win the competition. He coached the under-20 team in 1995 at the 1995 African Youth Championship, hosted by Nigeria.

Amun was appointed assistant coach of the Nigeria national team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He was Secretary-General for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Amun retired as an Assistant Director in the Federal Ministry of Sports in 2007.

Personal life

Amun is a Member of the Order of the Niger. In 2013,

Honors

Manager

Nigeria U17

Nigeria U20

Orders

References

  1. ^ "Why NIS Should Generate Its Own Revenue – Amun". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. Dayo-Aiyetan, Kemi (21 September 2008). "I'm still young, my grey hair is only hereditary -Fanny Amun". OnlineNigeria.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "INTERVIEW: Why Nigeria's successful youth teams don't succeed at senior level - Fanny Amun". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "Bickering tears Nigeria's AYC preps apart". The New Times | Rwanda. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Fanny Amun Details Reasons For Failing After Leading Nigeria To World Cup Glory". Soccernet.ng. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Retirement: Amun, Adepoju salute Yakubu Aiyegbeni". Vanguard News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. "Fanny Amu to Oliseh: Scout for more talents for Eagles". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. "Nigeria: Ministry Probes Fanny Amun Over Claims of Assistant Director Position".


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