Lulu backs Amodu

NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi has backed Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu to qualify for the World Cup despite a shaky start to the campaign.Amodu's Eagles were held 0-0 by Mozambique, giving Tunisia the early initiative in the battle for qualification, but Lulu insists that Amodu will get the job done. "When we employed Amodu, we believed he was the best coach in Nigeria and I still have that belief that he is the best coach in Nigeria," Lulu said after the game.

"We had opportunities to score and the strikers did not score. You dont expect the coach to enter the pitch and score." Lulu however pointed out that the coach would need to improve tactically. "I still believe he is a good coach but he still has the opportunity to improve his tactical system. "However, as far as we have decided that we will stick with a Nigerian coach, I believe he is the best coach we can have in Nigeria. "We can encourage him, we can empower him, we can push him hard to get to where we want. "I still have hope that we will get where we want."