Super Eagles' Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, on Tuesday assured the Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi as well as the top hierarchy of Nigeria Football Federation that he is fully focused on leading Nigeria to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.
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After a three-hour, close-door parley in the Office of the Honourable Minister in Abuja on Tuesday, Nigeria's longest-serving Captain said the triumph in South Africa was behind him and he will work hand-in-hand with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, to realize the goal of seeing Nigeria in Brazil next year summer.
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At the meeting were the Minister, NFF President Aminu Maigari,Chairman of NFF Technical Committee Chris Green, NFF's Director of Competitions Mohammed Sanusi, Keshi and NFF's Assistant Director (Media) Ademola Olajire.
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"I am happy to be back and fully ready and focused on the big challenge of qualifying the Super Eagles for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals," Keshi said.
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Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi charged the NFF leadership to re-strategize and work very hard with Keshi in the task of steering the Super Eagles to next year's showpiece in Brazil.
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"The triumph in South Africa was truly a delight and made Nigerians happy. But that feat will pale into insignificance if we fail to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
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"The principle behind this meeting is that the country is bigger than all of us. We must forget the little things that might have transpired which we did not like. We must forget personal injuries and be prepared to forge ahead," the Minister said.
Stephen Keshi has to focus on that right now because the World Cup is the huge task before Super Eagles now.
Stephen Keshi just need to be careful with the kind of players he would select ahead of clashes awaiting us. He has done well so far