Emmanuel Amunike has been appointed the new coach of Tanzania’s national team.

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) announced that the ex Zamalek, Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona winger signed the dotted lines on Monday.

His first task will be to prepare the Taifa Stars, for next month’s African Cup of Nations Qualifier against Uganda in Kampala.

“We had so many applications for the Taifa Stars job but after looking at all factors Amuneke emerged as the best candidate for the job,” Wallace Karia, TFF president said.

“He has established himself and he has been successful both as a player and coach.

“We will give him all the support he needs to ensure he accomplishes his mission and our focus lies on the 2019 African Cup of Nations.”

The Nigerian expressed gratitude to the TFF for having faith in him and he promised to achieve the goals of the Federation.

“I am happy to have taken up the job as the new Tanzania coach,” Amunike said of his appointment.

“The role comes with a lot of responsibilities but I am very optimistic together we can achieve the goals for the team across the continent.”

Amunike will work with all of Tanzania’s development teams.

His coaching stints have seen him take charge of Julius Berger, Ocean Boys, Nigeria U17, U20 and Al Khartoum.

He led the Nigerian U17 team to World Cup glory in 2015.