Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (born
23 January 1962) was a Nigerian
football manager up until 16
October 2014 and former
football defender who manages
the Nigeria national team since
2011. He is one of only two
people, along with Egypt's
Mahmoud El-Gohary, to have won
the Africa Cup of Nations as both
a player and a coach.
Coaching career
After a playing career mostly with
Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the
United States to be educated in
coaching.
In 1996 he was joined by
Augustine Eguavoen, who once
coached the Nigerian national
team. They played together in
California as the backbone of the
defence for the short-lived
Sacramento Scorpions. Keshi has
been a part of the coaching staff
for the Nigerian national team,
most notably as head coach for
the Junior Eagles at the 2001
African Youth Championship
which also served as
qualification for the 2001 FIFA
World Youth Championship
, without success.
Between 2004 and 2006 Keshi
coached the Togo national
football team, unexpectedly
bringing them to their first World
Cup tournament, Germany 2006.
Having secured Togo's unlikely
qualification, he was promptly
replaced by German coach Otto
Pfister prior to the World Cup
finals, after Togo showed a
dismal performance and failed to
advance to the knock-out stage
in 2006 African Cup of Nations in
Egypt.
However, Pfister did not last
beyond a controversial World Cup
campaign that nearly resulted in
a player's strike over pay and
Togo remained without a
manager until February 2007
when they re-engaged Keshi in
time for a friendly against
Cameroon.
He worked as manager of the
Mali national football team, after
being appointed in April 2008 on
a two-year deal.[2] Keshi was
sacked in January 2010, after
Mali's early exit in the group
stages of the Africa Cup of
Nations.[3]
Keshi became coach of the
Nigerian National Team in 2011.
[4][5] He led Nigeria to
qualification for the 2013 Africa
Cup of Nations, which they went
on to win, defeating Burkina
Faso 1–0 in the final.[6] The
following day Keshi handed in
his resignation,[7] only to reverse
his decision the day after.[8]
Keshi led Nigeria to the 2013
Confederations Cup, defeated
Tahiti 6–1, and lost 1–2 to
Uruguay in the second game,
and also lost 0–3 to World Cup
winners, Spain in their final
group game.
On 16 November 2013, Keshi's
Nigeria secured qualification to
the 2014 World Cup by beating
Ethiopia 4–1 on aggregate in a
play-off.[9]
On 25 June 2014, Keshi's Nigeria
progressed to the knockout
stage of 2014 World Cup. They
started the tournament with a
0-0 draw against Iran, followed
by a controversial 1-0 win over
Bosnia and Herzegovina. They
lost the final group stage match
2-3 against Argentina, but
progressed to the knockout
stage, courtesy of a 3-1 win by
Bosnia and Herzegovina over
Iran.
On 30 June 2014, the Super
Eagles lost to France in a 2014
World Cup Round of 16 match.
After the match Stephen Keshi
announced his resignation as
Super Eagles coach[10] but later
reversed the decision after the
Nigerian Football Federation
renewed his contract. However,
he claimed to have lost interest in
continuing the job, following the
breakdown of negotiations.[11]
Honours
Player
Club
New Nigeria Bank FC
West African Club
Championship (2): 1983, 1984
Stade d'Abidjan
Coupe Houphoet Boigny (2):
1985, 1986
Africa Sports
Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
(1): 1986
Côte d'Ivoire Coupe (1): 1986
Anderlecht
Belgian Cup (2): 1988, 1989
Jupiler League (1): 1991
International
Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations (1): 1994
Manager
International
Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations (1): 2013
Confedrations of African
Football- African Coach of the
Year 2013[12]. Post ur farewel message here. Keshi i wish you the best of lucks. Up eagles

who is he

I cannot believe that a Nigerian wrote this piece but again I can believe because this exactly is what they are. Mr writer, why was our hard earned win against Bosnia H. CONTroversial? Because the refrees made an error in flagging Dzeco offside for his goal? Mr. was that the first time such a thing had happened? Would that be the last time such will ever happen? I may even have overlooked that if you had reffered to France's daylight robbery of nigeria also controversial. Because the same thing happened. A legit goal by Nigeria was disallowed for offside. Listen, no body from outside this nation will change it for us. I love Nigeria while a hate many Nigerians like......u.

olutunde12:
I cannot believe that a Nigerian wrote this piece but again I can believe because this exactly is what they are. Mr writer, why was our hard earned win against Bosnia H. CONTroversial? Because the refrees made an error in flagging Dzeco offside for his goal? Mr. was that the first time such a thing had happened? Would that be the last time such will ever happen? I may even have overlooked that if you had reffered to France's daylight robbery of nigeria also controversial. Because the same thing happened. A legit goal by Nigeria was disallowed for offside. Listen, no body from outside this nation will change it for us. I love Nigeria while a hate many Nigerians like......u.

i lov naija futbol. Bt controversial thats wot pple says .cos of controversies afta the match. Up eagles.

Is these farewell message or Biography?

IfyAwazie:
Is these farewell message or Biography?

both ma.

One word "End Time Tinz" [ETT]





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