NFF MIND GAMES UNVEILED:The Fate of Keshi hangs on Jonathan re-election

The Nigeria Football Federation seem to be playing mind games with Nigerians over the contract of Stephen Keshi. Reports reaching teamA9F is that the football body are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Presidential election before deciding the fate of Ex-Eagles captain, Keshi.

NFF boss Amaju Pinnick who on resumption of office laid off the Big Boss, only restored the tactician back to office due to the presidents interference and will be ready to permanently dismiss the coach if President Good luck Jonathan losses his election.


No wonder Ex-international Joe Erico confirmed this assertion in an interview with Vanguard recently.

His words“I told Stephen Keshi recently, when the furore over his Eagles future was raging. Keshi told me that he wants to coach Eagles because Jonathan intervened and asked him to coach the team. But I told him that Jonathan will leave there soon. Even if he stays there for another 10 years, Jonathan will still leave Aso Rock for Otuoke someday. So I told him that when Jonathan leaves, will he die there?

 Jonathan can’t even stay in Abuja forever to guarantee Keshi’s job. I told Keshi to tell Jonathan that “Oga thank you, I am not comfortable with this job again and should let me go. That is the truth that we need. So why should I lie or rely on somebody to remain somewhere. I won’t see a white object and call it black. You can’t build a good society by telling lies. We have children and we want them to be good citizens of this country,” Erico told Vanguard Sports

NFF boss, Pinnick

The former NEPA coach and Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer said that change is inevitable in the Super Eagles coaching crew.

 

“Change is the normal thing. It was change that brought Keshi in the first place, but let me state that our local coaches have done very well. How many expatriate coaches have done more than Keshi has done for the Super Eagles?

Even Clemence Westerhof, who was here for five years, was only able to win Nations Cup trophy and led the Eagles to the second round of the World Cup, the same stage that Keshi took the team to in Brazil last year. So what is the big deal with foreign coaches? Is our country prepared to go further down that? If we don’t prepare to win. We don’t have plans to succeed, rather, we are just chasing shadows.”

We all watch as the script unfolds, a country where government interference in football is in totality.