Amodu was demoted to the position of coaching the country's B team, despite guiding the Super Eagles to third place in the African Nations Cup and helping them secure a place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 2002.

The NFF have already begun the process of finding a successor, appointing a technical committee to look into the likelihood of luring one of six potential candidates into the position.

Russia coach Guus Hiddink and Bayern Munich boss Louis van Gaal are reportedly on their shortlist.

Federation president Sani Lulu Abdullahi admitted Amodu lacked popular backing to continue in the top job.

He said: "The federation was sensitive to the demands of passionate Nigerians, both highly placed and not so highly placed.

"They wanted a technical advisor (coach) who will drive the team to play professionally and with discipline as the FIFA World Cup finals approach.

"Football is one of the instruments that nations now use to position themselves in the international sphere."

Van Gaal ruled himself out of the running for the job at the weekend but there are a number of other coaches under consideration - former England Under-21 boss Peter Taylor, who briefly acted as caretaker manager for the senior team, ex-Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic, Qatar chief Bruno Metsu and current Egypt mentor Hassan Shehata.

The list is expected to be narrowed down to three before Wednesday.