NFF sacks Keshi, to be replacedby Shuaibu Amodu

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has sacked
Stephen Keshi as coach of the country’s national team,
the Super Eagles.
The decision to sack Keshi was reached at a meeting
on Wednesday night by the newly constituted executive
committee of the NFF.
Keshi will be replaced by a former coach of the Eagle’s,
Shuaibu Amodu, who will take charge of the teams
remaining two qualification matches for the 2015
African Cup of Nations.
The communiqué of the meeting which was signed by
executive committee memeber Sulaiman Yahaya-
Kwande, disclosed this.
The NFF thanked Keshi and his coaching staff for their
excellent contributions to the national team, but said in
the interest of the National team and desire to qualify
for the 2015 AFCON, they decided to relieve them of
their duties.
“The Committee, unanimously, praised the excellent
contributions of the technical crew of the Senior
national team, Super Eagles, led by Mr. Stephen Keshi,
to the glorious accomplishments of the team in the past
three years, and hailed Keshi, Daniel Amokachi and Ike
Shorounmu as true national heroes.
“However, in the interest of Nigeria football and the
desire to ensure qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of
Nations finals, the Committee decided to relieve them
of their duties with immediate effect.
“Committee also, unanimously, approved the
appointment of a consortium of coaches to lead the
Super Eagles for ONLY the two concluding matches of
the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series
(against Congo in Brazzaville and against South Africa
in Uyo), after which an expatriate Coach will be
appointed.
“The consortium, led by Amodu Shaibu, also has Salisu
Yusuf, Gbenga Ogunbote and Aloysius Agu. The team
also has a new Coordinator in former international
Garba Lawal, while Toyin Ibitoye is the new Media
Officer and Godfirst Chike is the new equipment
manager. Team Secretary, Enebi Achor, is retained,” it
said.
It would be recalled that Keshi’s three-year contract
with the expired after the 2014 world cup in Brazil.
Nigeria’s next AFCON qualifiers match is away to
Congo in Pointe Noire.

Is it d solution?

say gudbye to 2015 afcon

smile2012 wrote:

Is it d solution?

i wonder oooooo

NAIJA WILL REP WHAT THEY SOUL

gbam

As for the NFF, they have taken the best solution.