Head coach of the Flying Eagles, John Obuh has described coaching as a career not meant for the lily-livered. Obuh returned to the country on Wednesday with his wards after an unsuccessful campaign at the 2011 Fifa Under20 World Cup in Colombia.

The reigning African champions had their 100 percent record in the global football showpiece punctured in the quarterfinals by the French team. Flying Eagles lost 2-3 in the epic encounter in Cali last Sunday.

Obuh, adjudged by Nigerians as a huge success at the mundial, told SuperSport.com that coaching is tasking as well as rewarding but a career for those ready to squeeze water out of the stone.

“Coaching is not an easy career. But go into coaching if you have the gut. I was a kabu-kabu (taxi) driver before I delved into coaching.

“Today I stand tall among Nigerians who in one way or another have been showing their appreciation for the little thing we achieved at the World Cup in Colombia.

“We did not win the World Cup and we are being appreciated in this special way, if we had won the trophy, only God knows what would have come  our way.

“That means there are rewards for coaching, but if you put your mind on the reward first you surely will miss the track,” he said