Robbers Kill Amokachi’s Nephew

A nephew of Super Eagles’ assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi, has been killed in a robbery attempt in Kaduna.

Tekimbe Amokachi was minding the business premises of his uncle, Daniel’s father, when the robbers struck.

Unknown to the 21-year-old Tekimbe, the hoodlums were armed, and as he chased them, he was shot in the thigh at point-blank range with a shotgun.

He died from the bleeding a few hours later.

A distraught Amokachi was forced to put the tragedy behind him to help new boss Stephen Keshi prosecute his first official assignment against Botswana on Saturday in Benin, Edo State.

“It was really sad for me to hear about it. The incident happened at the weekend and my father is really feeling it as Tekimbe was the one who was always around to run little errands and take care of him,” Amokachi said.

“It is a big tragedy for me, because he was more like a brother as he has been with us for so long.

“But I had to get myself together and focus on helping the chief coach in his first match.

“It is a sacrifice I have to make for my country.”

Amokachi is now in Kaduna with the Eagles preparing for tomorrow’s friendly against Zambia, but will join his family after the tie.