Amunike is 49 years old today, December 25th and was celebrated by the Spanish top flight League, La Liga.
The caption reads: "We dey hail former @fcbarcelona and Super Eagle beta winger Emmanuel Amunike as he dey celebrate him birthday today. 🇳🇬🎂🦅
#Amunike #Barça #LaLiga #LaLigaSantander #KickOut2020 #football #birthday"
Jusy so you know, the winger played for Barcelona between 1996–2000, making 19 appearances for Barcelona.
He left in 2000 where he played two seasons with Albacete.
Amunike played 27 times for Nigeria, scoring nine goals.He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy; also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, eventually being voted African Footballer of the Year.
He previously managed Nigeria national U17 football team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national football team.He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
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