The process for the return of Mr. Stephen Keshi as Head Coach of the Super Eagles
appeared complete on Friday after the NFF Technical Committee accepted
the plea for his reconsideration, made by Coach Shaibu Amodu on Monday.
Amodu
was announced to take over the senior squad in the early hours of
October 16, hours after the team’s 3-1 over Sudan in Abuja only took it
to third place in the Group A table of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying campaign.
However, in a letter dated 27th
October, 2014 and addressed to NFF President Amaju Pinnick through the
Chairman of NFF Technical Committee, the 56 –year old tactician pleaded
that Keshi be reconsidered for the two matches as the time –frame was
too short to tinker with the fabric of the squad or start to build a new
one altogether.
“As
Technical Director of the NFF, I am ready and willing to help build a
better relationship among Keshi (with whom I have enjoyed good working
relationship in the past and who is still very close to me), the players
and the NFF Technical Committee,” Amodu wrote, inter alia.
Speaking
on Friday morning, Chairman of the NFF Technical Committee, Chief Felix
Anyansi-Agwu, said his committee has accepted the plea and forwarded
same to the NFF President.
“We
have deliberated on Coach Amodu’s letter, and after speaking to my
committee members, we decided to accept it and informed the NFF
President of our approval.”
On his part, NFF President Amaju Pinnick simply said on Friday that he had no objection to the proposal.
“I
have never had anything against Keshi as a person. Amodu is someone we
all respect and since that is his opinion and the Technical Committee
has approved, so be it.
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