Keshi drags NFF to court for defamation

Erstwhile Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is gearing up to take the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to court for “wrongful dismissal and defamation.”

Our source reveal that a Kaduna-based law firm has formally notified the NFF to that effect on the circumstances surrounding their clients contract termination.


“Keshi’s lawyers have written the NFF threatening to sue for wrongful dismissal and defamation of character,” our source revealed.

“But the truth of the matter is that he does not have a leg to stand on as far as this matter is concerned.

It’s all laughable and he’s just chasing shadows.”

It was also understood that he was paid his outstanding monies before his sack.

Reports earlier in the media suggested that the tactician was to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the 'big boss' himself later denied this.

Keshi was sacked on July 5 after the NFF announced that he was not working in line with the corporate objectives of the federation.

The NFF disciplinary committee investigated various
allegations levelled against Keshi during which he was given right to fair hearing before their recommendation for his sack.

In April, the 53-year-old Keshi signed a new two-year
contract after his initial three-year deal with the NFF ran out at last year’s World Cup in Brazil.
He has since been replaced by Sunday Oliseh.