Former defender of the senior national team of Nigeria Efe Ambrose has taken another step into management by joining Scottish second division side Queen of the South on a short term deal, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.
Ambrose will function in a role similar to the one he held at Livingston under Marvin Bartley, where aside from his role as a player on the pitch he also helped in the development of young players coming through.
On his signing Marvin said “With the injuries and suspensions we have just now we needed to add to the squad and I’m grateful Efe has joined on a short deal. He is someone I have known for a long time so I know what he brings and what we will get. We have a lot of talented young players, but we are currently short of senior heads. Efe will give us that experience. He is also a great character to have around the dressing room.”
At 34, he has started the process of moving into coaching and has already gotten his first license as a coach but he showed he still has it in him by playing the entire duration of their 0-0 draw against East Fife in the Scottish League Cup.
Capped 47 times by Nigeria at senior level, the major highlight of his national team career was helping the country to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. He was voted in the team of the tournament, a year later he played in all of their games at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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