Amokachi, nicknamed "The Bull", was discovered while playing for Ranchers Bees by Nigerian national team coach
Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the
1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Amokachi moved to play for
Club Brugge in Belgium. He appeared in
the final only briefly, late on, again as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret-wearing celebrations afterwards. He remained at Everton until the end of the
1995–96 season, when he was transferred to
Beşiktaş of Turkey for a fee of £1.75 million. He had failed to make the impact at
Goodison Park that many fans had been hoping for, and had been unable to win a regular place in the first team, as Rideout and
Duncan Ferguson were firmly established as Everton's two strikers at that stage. He did, however, stand in for Ferguson while he spent six weeks in prison during the autumn of 1995 for an offence committed in
Scotland 18 months earlier. After leaving Beşiktaş in 1999, his playing career effectively ended. He signed with
1860 Munich, but the contract was cancelled after he failed a medical test. In turn he was rejected by
Tranmere Rovers for the same reason. Amokachi trained with French second division side
US Créteil, but the deal was hampered by injuries. American
MLS team
Colorado Rapids signed him in 2002, but seeing he was not fit enough they released him before a single match was played. He went to play in the
United Arab Emirates, but was denied again due to his medical condition. ==International career==