BENGUELA, Angola — The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have disclosed that they are unaware of a presidential directive that they should sack coach Shuaibu Amodu with immediate effect.


It has been speculated in a section of the Nigerian media that the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for the 2010 World Cup at the weekend conveyed an order from the country's Vice-President, Goodluck Jonathan, that Amodu be fired immediately following Nigeria's tentative start to the Nations Cup.


Nigeria are second in Group C behind leaders Egypt with three points from two matches, but must avoid defeat against the Mambas of Mozambique to progress to the quarter-final of Angola 2010.

Speculation has been rife about the future of coach Amodu since Nigeria fell to Egypt in an opening Group C match here in Angola.

Amodu first qualified Nigeria for the 2002 World Cup, but was fired after the Eagles failed to reach the final of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations in Mali, allowing Adeboye Onigbinde to take the team to the World Cup.