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ENTERTAINMENT and ADVENTURE => Sports Watch => Topic started by: Folami David on Apr 11, 2013, 02:12 PM

Title: NFF Unhappy With Stephen Keshi Again
Post by: Folami David on Apr 11, 2013, 02:12 PM
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will issue the Super Eagles' head coach, Stephen Keshi, a query for failing to attend Wednesday's technical and development committee meeting in Abuja.
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The football federation had invited Keshi to discuss his programme for the African champions ahead of their busy schedule in May, June and July.
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The Nigerian coach was in Lagos this week to take delivery of two cars promised him by Globacom chairman, Mike Adenuga Jr.
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But Keshi, 51, left for California in the United States of America (USA) to see his family leaving executive members of the federation furious.
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Chairman of the NFF Media and Publicity Committee, Emeka Inyama, told journalists in Abuja that Keshi will have to explain to his employers why he was absent from the meeting with the federation's technical and development committee.
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"The federation officially invited Keshi to discuss with the technical committee on some salient issues affecting the team. These include his recent issues with captain of the team, Joseph Yobo as well as Osaze Odemwingie. Also, the technical committee wants to know his programmes for the (Fifa) Confederations Cup and the World Cup qualifiers. But he didn't show up.
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"Yet we know he was in Lagos to take delivery of the cars promised him before leaving the country. Yes he had booked his flight to leave the country but I'm also a regular traveller and I don't think spending $ 120 (about N19,000) to reschedule his flight will not be too much.
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"The federation will be demanding a lot of explanation from him because this is serious business and a national business too," said Inyama. Keshi guided Nigeria to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in February this year.
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The African champions will start off their busy schedule with an international friendly with Mexico in Houston on May 31 before making trips to Kenya and Namibia in June for the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
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Nigeria's Super Eagles are drawn in Group B with Tahiti, Uruguay and world champions, Spain.
Title: Re: NFF Unhappy With Stephen Keshi Again
Post by: Shola Sholaz on Apr 11, 2013, 03:27 PM
Stephen Keshi should learn to honour meetings like this. It's all for the development of our football. He shouldn't do that again