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Christian Chukwu is a Nigerian football coach and former defender. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring

As a player, he became the captain of Enugu Rangers football club and the Nigeria national team in the late 1970s. Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers is one of only two Nigerian division one football teams (along The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation He was the first Nigerian captain to lift the African Nations Cup trophy after a 3-0 victory over Algeria in the final of the 1980 tournament. The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Nations Cup (ANC is the main international Association football competition in Africa. The Algeria national football team, nicknamed Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes, is the national team of Algeria and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the Soccer championship of Africa ( CAF)

Chukwu started his coaching career in Lebanon in the mid 1990s, before being appointed coach of the Kenya national team in 1998. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by the Kenya Football Federation. Later, from 2003 to 2005, he coached Nigeria, leading them to reach semifinals at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the Soccer championship of Africa ( CAF) During the 2006 World Cup qualification phase, Chukwu was blamed for inept coaching and management of the Nigerian national football team, and two matches before the qualifying campaign was over, he was suspended. Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. [1] In two matches – home and away – against eventual group winners Angola, Nigeria failed to win either one of those two encounters. The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, (" The Black Antelopes " is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the This was blamed on Chukwu and those two crucial failures eventually led to Nigeria failing to qualify for the World Cup, after having appeared at all World Cup finals tournaments since their debut in 1994. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football

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  1. ^ Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4116720.stm

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