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Afcon: Tanzania coach Emmanuel Amuneke has made Nigeria proud - Henry Nwosu

Former Nigeria international Henry Nwosu has lauded the performance of his countryman, Tanzania coach Emmanuel Amuneke.

Amuneke took charge of the Taifa Stars in August 2018, having earlier led the Nigeria U17 to the 2015 World Cup title in Chile, and managed Sudanese club Al Khartoum.

The former Barcelona forward hit the ground running and turned around the fortune of the East Africans, who started the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on a shaky note with a 1-1 draw against Lesotho.

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The Nigerian tactician marshalled his side to their first Afcon finals in 39 years after defeating Uganda 3-0 in their last qualifying game to pick the second ticket in Group L.