{"id":386092,"date":"2011-04-21T05:27:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T05:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/21\/iffy-onuora-sacked-by-ethiopia\/"},"modified":"2011-04-21T05:27:51","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T05:27:51","slug":"iffy-onuora-sacked-by-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/21\/iffy-onuora-sacked-by-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Iffy Onuora Sacked By Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"30.7007689736\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dae5vanguard180.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Ethiopia have sacked manager Iffy Onuora a month after they were thrashed 4-0 by Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Onuora, who played more than 160 times for Huddersfield, was appointed last June on a two year-contract.<\/p>\n<p>He also played for Mansfield, Gillingham and Sheffield United before moving into management.<\/p>\n<p>He helped his side to reach the semi-finals of the regional CECAFA Cup in December, where they lost to Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mr Onuora was relieved from his position on disciplinary grounds,&#8217; said Ethiopian Football Federation spokesman Melaku Ayele.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was telling the newspapers that he had to clear a herd of cows off a pitch in order for the team to train. I&#8217;m not aware of a single pitch that the team trains in where you can find cows.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ayele said the Ethiopian federatio had also taken into consideration Onuora&#8217;s sending-off against Madagascar in October, which saw him banned for the game against Nigeria, and unflattering comments attributed to him by British tabloid newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>Onuora told state television he did not know why he had been sacked.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia are third in their Nations Cup group, three points behind Nigeria and four behind surprise leaders Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The Horn of Africa nation last qualified for a major tournament in 1982.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read the article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104210313.html\" title=\"Iffy Onuora Sacked By Ethiopia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iffy Onuora Sacked By Ethiopia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 19 April 2011 Ethiopia have sacked manager Iffy Onuora a month after they were thrashed 4-0 by Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier. 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