JUST IN: NFF To Renew Keshi's Contract

JUST IN: NFF To Renew Keshi's Contract

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Contrary to earlier speculations, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said it is ready to renew the contract of Nigeria's senior football team coach, Stephen Keshi.

Shortly after Nigeria's Super Eagles were ousted from the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, there were reports that Keshi would not renew his contract with the NFF.

It was stated that the former Mali and Togo coach would dump Nigeria for the vacant South African coaching job.

* Coach Stephen Keshi

However, in a communique released on Thursday, 24 July, 2014 and signed by Chairman of NFF Communique drafting Committee, Emeka Inyama after the NFF Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, the federation said it was still interested in working with the Coach.

"The Executive Committee mandated the Technical Sub-Committee to open channels of communication with Mr. Stephen Keshi with a view to extending his contract, as the NFF is still interested in working with him," Inyama reportedly said.

It was gathered that the Technical Sub-Committee is mandated  to report back to the Executive Committee within one week.

* Inyama

Keshi led the Super Eagles to victory in last year's Africa Cup of Nations and also took the team to the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The Committee also resolved that: "Henceforth, all financial issues with players and officials must be thoroughly deliberated upon and agreed ahead of major matches and competitions, to avoid the kind of embarrassment brought upon the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, when players boycotted training sessions before the Round of 16 match with France."

Meanwhile, the emergency committee also mandated the NFF Management to proceed with discussions with a number of African countries with a view to the Super Eagles playing a friendly match on the FIFA window of Wednesday, 13th August, 2014, as part of preparations for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. 

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Babajide Orevba
Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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