I don't think Nigeria has ever had a coach as controversial as Stephen Keshi.The country is divided over him..some think he's arrogant while some think he is the best thing since slice bread and to make things worse ,the NFF has not hidden the fact that they dont want him.He is there only for the reason that he is the most successful local coach Nigeria has ever had! The clueless NFF members thought we were gonna lose in the Nations cup to
Cote D'ivoire and already had his obituary written,to the point of asking the players about their destinations and ticets arrangements on the eve of the Q'Final match.But we all know what happened next,We walloped the Ivorians and NFF were shamed!
Cote D'ivoire and already had his obituary written,to the point of asking the players about their destinations and ticets arrangements on the eve of the Q'Final match.But we all know what happened next,We walloped the Ivorians and NFF were shamed!
Something is gonna have to give eventually with this Stephen Keshi and Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) war.In my opinion they are determined to get rid of him so they can bring in a foreign and get all the bribes that is their usual way.Remember during the build up to the last
world cup when they interviewed some foreign coaches.Amongst them was Glenn Hoddle the ex England,Hoddle said while being interviewed they asked him how much he wanted in salary,he told them and he was told by the panel that Hoddle will have to add an extra amount..he didn't understand why and asked why he should do this? They told him it is for the panel to share amongst each other..and this is exactly what goes on.It is not profitable for these corrupt men to have a local coach or have a local coach who doessn't have a foreign assistant or technical adviser. The whole thing stinks and sometimes i wonder if there is any hope for Nigeria because these same men keep recycling them selves in every sector of Government in Nigeria.
Anyway the latest war with the NFF and Keshi is about the provisional list they have asked him to produce..here's the gist of the matter below...
There are strong indications that the Nigeria Football Federation and national team coach Stephen Keshi are headed on a collision course over the release of a provisional list for the pre-World Cup camp. The camp opens in London on May 26, two days before a friendly match against Scotland at Craven Cottage.
The technical Committee of the NFF which met in Abuja last week is demanding for the immediate release of a 35-man list from the coach. But Keshi is insisting he is not in a hurry to release the provisional list, adding that he was being put under undue pressure by the technical committee..
The coach was said to have accused the NFF of not passing through the right channel as he has only been reading on the pages of newspapers that he was to submit a 35-man provisional list..
“I am not in a hurry to submit the list. First, the report was that I was to submit 40 names. Now I am hearing it is 35 players. I will only submit a list of 30 players when I am ready,” he insisted yesterday
The federation was hoping to announce this provisional list of 35 players for the World Cup by the end of the week.
Relations between Keshi and the federation became frosty last week when Keshi was queried for attending a sponsor’s event in Lagos on the day he had an appointment with the technical committee.
He was also accused of embarking on an unapproved vacation in America.
Sources at the NFF disclosed last night that Keshi had also failed to reply to the issues raised in the query by the Chris Green-led committee.
After the May 28 friendly against Scotland, the Eagles will play two more friendly matches against USA and Greece in America before leaving for Brazil on June.11.