Despite that, he has promised local league players that they will get their chance to impress him, after the African Nations Cup.
The Eagles manager has faced a groundswell of public and media criticism over his decision to leave out players from the home league for the majority of his current stint, and only inviting three in his African Nations Cup squad, two of which were practically forced down his throat by the NFF.
But the coach took time to explain his decision to Sports Editors on Wednesday in Lagos.
"First of all, I don't like to go into this whole debate because it reduces our football to home-based versus foreign-based and makes us look discriminatory against the home-based players.
"From my history, I have worked through the league, coaching the likes of Shooting Stars and BCC Lions when Nigerian League Football was at its best and I was privileged to work with some great professionals.
"These days, I don’t need to go around to see that the standard of our League has fallen. Facilities are poor, fans stay away from the stadia, players and officials are owed for months and years and all the things that should make good football are lacking.
"All these things affect the psyche, mentality and development of players, and it will take an extended, long term planning to rehabilitate these players."
Amodu went on to say that when he took the job, he gave the NFF a blueprint for development of a home-based team, but was told to focus on World Cup qualification.
"Last season, I personally went to watch a few League games and when I came in, I presented a program in black and white for a home-based team.
"But I was told to concentrate on the World Cup qualification and let (Okey) Emordi handle the home-based to avoid distraction.
"Unfortunately, that team failed to qualify for the African Nations Championships for home-based players. If they had qualified, they would have been playing some games and would have had some exposure which would have helped."
He promised that there would be a home-based camp after the African Nations Cup, but maintained that it would be a long-term project.
"After the Nations Cup, we will call a home-based camp and work with them.
"I will be happy to find a quality home-based player because then I can take the credit for discovering him.
"But it has to be a long term project."
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The Nigerian Police is corrupt,that does not translate to the fact that there are still no good officers.The Nigerian League is poor,yes this same league made you and produced all the grand daddies that represented Nigeria at the U 17.
That you will call an all home based side after The Angola Afcon to do what if i may ask?Players that you believe are not good enough to cut their teeth in Angola,you want to throw into the ring in S/A.CERTAINLY,YOU ARE EVEN FAR MORE THAN CONFUSED NOW.
One day we shall sing a victorious song!
If NFF fail to encourage them(local players), what about you, how have you encouraged them, animal head like you, or don;t you know that one best way to encourage them is by inviting some of the players to camp.
Amodou is not a coach but a reliability to the nation.
obiora nwankwo- last season
stanley okoro- last season
rabiu ibrahim - 2007
and tell me is ajilore,etuhu,kaita better than nwankwo,ibrahim and okoro defintly not. nigerian league is never organized but does it take away the fact that there are talented players in the league no. amodu you are a very lucky man just look at egypt aaboutrika and zaki are out of can so we wuld likely win the group, then we would meet tunisia,before ghana in semi final. you will now say your job is done very lucky coach indeed
nwaokwo
nwankwo
Do not mind some people in this forum, some of them have never gone to the stadia to support our local players and see them in action everyday yet shout for their inclusion in the super eagles
Countries that field home based players are countries that have no other options. The most high profile player in Egyptian squad is mohamed zidan who plays for a small club in Germany while all the rest are home based. This is because they have no other options. The Cameroonian team has no single home-based player. Because they have too many options.
Such is life. The best go abroad to entertain the world, while the average stay at home to entertain empty stadia and collect government salary.
LET ME SAY THE PAST TEN YEARS HAS BEEN THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF NIGERIAN LEAGUE.FIRSTLY ENYIMBA FC WON THE CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWICE IF IM NOT MISTAKEN.SECONDLY, ND WELL JUST RECENTLY TWO NIGERIAN TEAMS WHERE AT THE SEMI FINALS OF THE CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE A NIGERIAN TEAM CAME SECOND RUNNER UP IN THE COMPETITION.THIRDLY WE WON THE UNDER 17 W/C ND CAME SECOND JST TWO YRS LATER WITH THE SAME LOCAL, OR HOME BASED PLAYERS AS THE CASE MAY BE ND U STILL TELL ME THAT OUR LEAGUE LACKS WORLD CLASS QUALITY PLAYERS. DAMN YOU AMODU! IM SORRY I USED FOUL LANGUAGE ON YOU BUT YOUR ARROGANCE I JUST CANT STAND.AND FINALLY WHAT WILL BECOME OF AMODU AFTER ANGOLA 2010???? FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
YOURS SINCERELY
THE PATRIOT.