Daniel Amokachi

Amokachi made his debut for the Nigeria national football team in 1990 and subsequently became one of the national team's key forwards. He made 44 appearances for Nigeria and scored 13 goals. Amokachi contributed to Nigeria's victory at the 1994 African Cup of Nations. The same year, he participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, held in the United States. He scored in Nigeria's group-stage match against Bulgaria, contributing to a 3–0 victory, and also scored against Greece in a 2–0 win. Nigeria advanced from the group stage to the round of 16, where they were eliminated after losing 2–1 to Italy in extra time. In 1996, he represented Nigeria at the football tournament of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Nigeria defeated Brazil in the semi-finals to reach the final, where they defeated Argentina 3–2 to win the gold medal. Amokachi scored in the 74th minute of the final to help Nigeria level the score at 2–2. Nigeria became the first African nation to win the gold medal in men's Olympic football. Amokachi also participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but his opportunities to play were limited after he suffered a knee injury shortly before the tournament. He played approximately 66 minutes in Nigeria's group-stage match against Bulgaria, but was unable to feature in the remaining matches due to the injury. Nigeria advanced from the group stage to the round of 16, where they were eliminated after a 4–1 defeat to Denmark.

Amokachi managed Nigerian club Nasarawa United and later Enyimba Aba. In April 2007, he quit his role as assistant coach of the Nigeria national team. On 10 April 2008, Amokachi was re-appointed to Nigeria's national team, the Super Eagles, as assistant coach to Shuaibu Amodu, and then as assistant to Stephen Keshi. In 2015, Amokachi managed Ifeanyi Ubah, resigning after five weeks in the post. In January 2016, he was named as manager of JS Hercules. On 4 February 2020, Amokachi was named as Nigeria’s football ambassador by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

Amokachi, nicknamed "The Bull", was discovered while playing for Ranchers Bees by Nigerian national team coach Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the 1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Amokachi moved to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He competed in the new format of the Champions League, and became the first player to score in the competition, after his goal secured a 1–0 win in the opening match in the group stage against CSKA Moscow. Performing well in Belgium and at the 1994 World Cup, Everton became interested in Amokachi and their manager Mike Walker signed him for a fee of £3 million ($4.7 million). He went on to win the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, scoring two goals in the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur after 'substituting himself' into the match while Paul Rideout was receiving treatment (the manager Joe Royle had only instructed him to warm up in preparation for possibly coming on). He appeared in the final only briefly, late on, again as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret-wearing celebrations afterwards. He remained at Everton until the end of the 1995–96 season, when he was transferred to Beşiktaş of Turkey for a fee of £1.75 million. He had failed to make the impact at Goodison Park that many fans had been hoping for, and had been unable to win a regular place in the first team, as Rideout and Duncan Ferguson were firmly established as Everton's two strikers at that stage. He did, however, stand in for Ferguson while he…

Amokachi is married to a Tunisian woman and has twin sons named Kalim and Nazim, both of whom are currently in the Besiktas youth academy. He also has a daughter named Raya.