The fate of out of contract
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi will be defined by the yet to be
elected Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Vanguard
investigations have revealed.
Our usually dependable source
revealed that, so long as the NFF exco remains to be elected, Keshi’s
services will be needed on a match-by-match basis.
“For now, that is the much management can do.”
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
The source further disclosed
that because there was no EXCO on ground, the management could not take any
further step than to hire him on match by match basis..
“Management cannot go ahead and employ the coach
because it is not known whether the new board would want him or not,”
our source said.
As things stand, Keshi’s
future with the Super Eagles remains uncertain as the FA seeks to regain its
stability with the September 30 elections of a new board in Warri.
The Aminu Maigari-led board
was ready to dispense with Keshi after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but the
crisis that followed after the World Cup resulted in creating a vacuum for the
post of a head coach for the team.
This in turn necessitated the
Sports Minister’s intervention when he called in Keshi to lead the
team to the first phase of the 2015 Afcon qualifiers which the Eagles have
garnered a solitary point from a possible six after a 2-3 loss to Congo and a
goalless draw against South Africa.
The outcome of the two
matches have done great disservice to Keshi’s bid to return.
As it appears, the coach will
continue to handle the team on a match-by-match basis until the coming board
formalises his contract or dispenses with him.
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