February 26, 2015  Leave a reply
NFF ARE LYING TO NIGERIANS- KESHI
Out-of-contract Super Eagles coach,
Stephen Keshi, has claimed he never re-
applied to manage the team despite
claims by the Nigeria Football Federation
that the former Nigeria captain is the only
applicant for the national team job.
The NFF said earlier this month that Keshi
would be given the job as he was the
only one that applied after the position
was advertised as vacant last year.
But Keshi told The PUNCH on Wednesday
that the NFF was lying to Nigerians with
that declaration in a bid to make him look
bad before football followers. He said he
told NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, and a
board member of the NFF, Felix Anyasi,
that he was no longer interested in
coaching the Super Eagles.
“Nigerians have been deceived; I never
applied for the Super Eagles coaching job
as the NFF have lied to Nigerians,” Keshi
said on the telephone.
“I didn’t receive any contract terms, nor
did my agent. I only see all these things
on the pages of newspapers, but I
decided to keep quiet. The NFF has
succeeded in deceiving journalists in
Nigeria.
“In one of the early interviews Pinnick
had after he became NFF president, he
made it clear that Keshi would not be
coaching the team, so how come he is
turning around to say he is offering me a
new contract, and that I’m the one
stalling. I’ve told them I don’t want the
job. I’m tired of coaching and being
surrounded by people who don’t want
me in the job.
“Pinnick told everyone that the NFF had
paid us (the coaches) our entitlements,
but he was lying. They still owe us two
months salaries and the winning bonus
from the last Sudan game which we won.
“They’re saying these things because
they want Nigerians to see me as a bad
person. I’ve been very patient and quiet
but they kept lying about a contract.”
See full story on the punch: http://
www.punchng.com/sports/i-never-re-
applied-for-eagles-job-keshi/