Efe Ambrose Gets Coaching Job in Scottish League
Ex-Super Eagles and Celtic defender Efe Ambrose has kicked off his managerial career in the Scottish League as he appointed as the assistant reserve team manager of Livingston football club of Scotland. Earlier in the year, the Scottish Premier League outfit completed a deal for the Nigerian who in a bid to re-ignite his career signed an 18-month contract.
Efe Ambrose has been a free agent since leaving Derby County right at the end of the 2018/2019 season having failed to make a single appearance. Livingston currently plays in the Scottish Premiership. Efe has now joined the likes of John Utaka and Joseph Yoba in the managerial career, him and Super Eagles captain Joseph hanged their international boot in 2014, after making his third FIFA World Cup appearance in Brazil.
Before his retirement, he helped Nigeria win her third AFCON title when the late Stephen Keshi led the team to conquer Africa. The 39-year-old grew through the ranks represented the country in six different continental championships – but crowned his efforts with the title in his last outing in South Africa. The former captain will join a few of the ex-internationals who have been given opportunities to be on the technical team to tinker the team to success.