petezenith: I begin to wonder if this man knows what he is doing with this continuous refusal to invite our best players to don the colours of the national team. Last time I checked, mikel has been a bench warmer at chelsea. If keshi says Iheanacho has not broken into the first team of man city how bout mikel that has become a liability at his club and posts poor performances for the national team. If martins will be excluded for the national team cos of age why was a player like Ameobi that is old and not regular for club included at the world cup? We need to ask keshi wat his criteria is for a player being called into d national team. Our best legs are not in the super eagles. He says 'martins shud give the younger players a chance to display their talents' who are these younger players if not Iheanacho mr keshi? Emenike? or Igeibor? Its high time we get a competent coach for the eagles.

kris: I thought Iheanacho didn't make the team because they cannot sign a contract yet, and not because he's not good enough.

Luchitec: How soon we forget things....Keshi invited Ihenacho to CHAN 2014, and the lad did not show up!His dad preferred his son going on trial. Assuming Iheanacho participated in that tournament, there is every likelihood that he would have been taken to Brazil.

gbenga4sure: Keshi is stupid,proud,clueless and incapable to coach super eagles.There were several indications that he only choose players who bribed him,with the non inclusion of uche,martins and many others and the inclusion of mikel.It was luck that made keshi won afcon 2013 and now he has ran out of luck.

vokalguy: I understand Ihenacho as he is very young but Martins deserves to be playing for the super eagles.... we are suppose to pick players based on current form not sentiments, clear example is the constant inclusion of Mikel... I have said it numerous times.... Keshi is not capable of taking the Eagles to the next level...

Mekyno:
u are correct. Wait oo, is it nt d same iheanacho dat waz abt to b used by keshi 4 CHAN competition?....it seems keshi is still angry abt wat transpired btw him, iheanacho n his dad b4 CHAN dat made d boy miss CHAN or d boy neva pay his dues/ returns......i no fit laff. Its wel.
I hope him talk no go sack am 4 work oo

petezenith: I begin to wonder if this man knows what he is doing with this continuous refusal to invite our best players to don the colours of the national team. Last time I checked, mikel has been a bench warmer at chelsea. If keshi says Iheanacho has not broken into the first team of man city how bout mikel that has become a liability at his club and posts poor performances for the national team. If martins will be excluded for the national team cos of age why was a player like Ameobi that is old and not regular for club included at the world cup? We need to ask keshi wat his criteria is for a player being called into d national team. Our best legs are not in the super eagles. He says 'martins shud give the younger players a chance to display their talents' who are these younger players if not Iheanacho mr keshi? Emenike? or Igeibor? Its high time we get a competent coach for the eagles.

petezenith: Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi does not see anything good in Obafemi Martins though the player is in good form for his American Major League Soccer, MLS, club, Seattle Sounders FC. Nigerians have been calling on Keshi to look the way of Martins who had 39 caps and 18 goals for the country and give him a call up to the senior national team, but the Chief Coach, while speaking on Brila F.M. early today said that Martins has no place in his team for now.

According to Keshi, “there are other good players who can fit in to the role Martins can play in the Eagles and I believe he had paid his due for this nation in the team. So, it is my belief that Martins should give other younger players chance to showcase their talent in the Eagles.”

Stephen Keshi Keshi also reiterated his resolve not to bring Manchester City teenager, Kelechi Iheanacho to the Eagles for now, saying that the UAE 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball award winner is too young to wear the colours of the Eagles.

“I think those who want Iheanacho to play for the Eagles meant well for the young boy, but to me, he still has a long way to go before he can fit into the team,” Keshi said.

Iheanacho made his debut for City in their 2014 preseason tour of the United States, scoring two goals in their first two games, but this feat doesn’t count with Keshi who said despite the preseason good outing, the Nigerian youngster is yet to fight his way to the main team of the English Premier League champions.

“He is not in the starting lineup of City. He should try and wait for his time. He has a good future ahead of him,” the Nigerian coach stated.

Celestine Babayaro is one of many Nigerians who want Iheanacho in the Eagles. Babayaro was of the opinion that the likes of “Pele, Diego Maradonna, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi all started playing for their senior national teams at a very young age"