| Intro | Footballer and coach | |
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Athlete |
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| From |
Nigeria |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | |
| Birth | 26 November 1926 | |
| Death |
6 July 1977 (aged 50 years)
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| Star sign | Sagittarius | |
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Daniel Amobi Amadi Anyiam (November 26, 1926 – July 6, 1977) was a Nigerian football player and coach who was the national football coach of the country from 1954-1956 and again from 1964-1965. Prior to training as a coach, he was a player and was the first captain of the national team in 1949. He was also the first coach of the Enugu Rangers and was selector for the national team after the Nigerian Civil War.
A stadium in Owerri is named after him. He went to C.M.S. Central School, Nkwerre, Orlu, Etinan Institute, and Government Teacher’s College, Calabar. He worked in the press offices of the West African Pilot briefly and then joined the staff of U.A.C. in Lagos where he also played football. He was U.A.C.’s captain when they won the 1950 Governor’s Cup.