WHY MUST WE WAIT FOR OUR HEROES TO DIE BEFORE WE CELEBRATE THEM IN NIGERIA?

I woke up about 5:30am on 7^th of June, 2016, had my morning devotion and went about getting ready for the day’s work. I was really not expecting any surprises like the one I got when I took a quick glance at my phone on my way out for any messages and news updates. The first news that popped up at me was a rude shock, Stephen Keshi is dead! At first, I thought it was one of those fake news so I decided to confirm the authenticity of the news from Channels news website, and loo and behold the news was there confirming Stephen Keshi’s death. Sudden sadness welled up within me as I decided to right there on the spot observe my one minute silence in honour of the departed hero.

You can’t play for Super Eagles anymore if you're not in first division - Oliseh

Coach Sunday Oliseh has fired a warning, stating that he will only consider players who feature in top leagues both home and abroad.

Stephen Keshi, however was known to call up players from the lower leagues overseas. Sunday Oliseh said he wants to make changes and not do the same thing Stephen Keshi did. He said:

“If you are not playing  in first division in anywhere in the world and in Nigeria, you cannot play for the Super Eagles henceforth,” 

Oliseh warned at a media presentation in Abuja on Wednesday. However players coming from the under-aged teams are the only exception to this rule.”

Oliseh said it is an honour to lead the Eagles now as a coach, but that he cannot turn around the footballing fortunes of the country by himself.

“It’s a great honour to be a coach of this nation,” he said.

FG threatens to stop Sunday Oliseh’s unveiling as new Super Eagles head coach on Wednesday

The Federal government through the National Sports Commission (NSC) has threatened to stop the planned unveiling of Sunday Oliseh as the new head coach of Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday July 15th.

According to The Guardian, a letter was sent to NFF from the office of the NSC yesterday July 12th, stating that Sunday Oliseh's appointment as the new head coach for Super Eagles after Stephen Keshi's sack did not conform with the Procurement Act procedure for engagement.

According to NSC, the office of the head coach of the Super Eagles is still vacant and no one has been appointed to take over from Stephen Keshi. A source in the Nigeria Sports Commission's management team said

The report that nailed Stephen Keshi

The Disciplinary Committee report that recommended the termination of Nigeria coach’s contract

Stephen Keshi was sacked as Nigeria coach on Saturday after a committee of the Nigeria Football Committee put together a damning report that recommended his sacking. Reproduced after the cut by completesportnigeria.com is the full report..

  

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT INTO THE LES ELEPHANT OF IVORY COAST BY MR. STEPHEN KESHI ( HEAD COACH OF THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA) AND OTHER BREACHES OF HIS CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.

REPORT BRIEF

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, representing the Executive Committee and Management referred to the Disciplinary Committee for investigation and adjudication an allegation reported widely and in particular in the official website of the Ivorian Football Federation that Mr Stephen Keshi applied and sought employment in the vacant position of Head Coach of the Les Elephants of Ivory Coast and was consequently shortlisted among 58 others that did apply for the job while he is still an employee of the Nigeria Football Federation having a two year unexpired contract as Head Coach of the Super Eagles.

Shuaibu Amodu replaces Keshi as Super Eagles coach

Nigeria Saturday night named Shuaibu Amodu as the interim coach of the national team the Super Eagles following the sacking of Stephen Keshi on Saturday night. 

One of Nigeria’s best-known coaching tacticians Amodu will be assisted by Keshi’s assistant Salisu Yusuf after his boss was sacked over his decision to apply for the vacant Ivory Coast coaching post. 

Amodu was appointed to manage the country’s national football team until a permanent replacement is found. 

Stephen Keshi sacked as Eagles coach

The Big Boss has been shown the exit door by the Nigeria Football Federation for lack of commitment to achieve the federation’s objectives. 

Stephen Keshi’s contract as head coach of the Super Eagles has been terminated, the Nigeria Football Federation has announced. 

The 53-year-old who was re-appointed as the country’s senior national team coach in April was kicked out on Saturday evening, with assistant Salisu Yusuf and the Technical Directorate of the NFF led by Amodu Shuaibu to take offer till a substantive handler is announced. 

“Having thoroughly reviewed the reports/findings of the NFF disciplinary committee and NFF Technical and Development Committee, as well as having reviewed the actions and inactions of Mr. Stephen Keshi, in the performance of his duties as Super Eagles’ head coach, which we found to lack the required commitment to achieve the ederation’s objectives as set out in the coach’s employment contract,” a statement by the NFF Executive Committee read.