AFCON 2017: Keshi to Name 26 for Chad.
Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi is set to to name 26 players for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying game against Chad.
The 26 players will be wholly domestic players as the successful ones will battle for place in the final squad with the overseas-based players who will be called up.
Keshi said it’s time to “return to basics” as he looks to “build a solid squad that will make Nigerians happy again”.
“We have to return to basics and do the things we did that helped us win the 2013 AFCON in South Africa. I want to start from scratch to build a solid squad that will make Nigerians happy again.
“It is important to give players in the local league a chance to show us what they can do and that is why I am inviting 26 of them to prove themselves,” the former Mali and Togo coach told supersport.com.
He added that the overseas-based players who will be handed call ups are those who “play regularly for their clubs”.
“Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a coach that will invite players based on what they have done in the past. Only those who play regularly for their clubs will be called up and if they fail to give 120 per cent while in camp, they know what will happen.
“There is no automatic shirt for anyone. If anyone thinks that we just need to turn up and beat Chad that person is making a big mistake. They are a good side and we have to work hard to beat them. We will approach the game with all seriousness and hopefully we will get a good result,” he said.

One thing I love abt Keshi is that he's always wanting to build a strong squad en believe me he'll continue building it till he's sacked again

#TEAM FTC#

Mikel was not making Regular Appearance in Chelsea and Oga keshi kept on playing him for 90 minutes. In a working and transparent country the likes of Keshi would have retired and hidden his head in shame. He couldn't even qualify us for the last nations cup and the country is still retaining him. We are watching....

Oga keshi, when did you start inviting players based on form. . The likes of.
A. Agbim? ?. .
B. Gabriel Reuben??
And a bunch of rookies. Where they invited based on form? ? How many players in the Super Eagles are even in top form? ?? .
Are you referring to uche, ambrose, Emenike, ejide??
The fact is that most of your top professionals are rusty and bench warmers. .

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Make we wait and see

I'm really tired of Keshi but I'll always support Super Eagles (and all our National teams) irrespective of their performance
I'm not a plastic fan

Begonia:
I'm really tired of Keshi but I'll always support Super Eagles (and all our National teams) irrespective of their performance
I'm not a plastic fan

Ur moniker sounds like the name of a country

themejiwalker:


Ur moniker sounds like the name of a country

Really?
Well, it's the name of a flower

Begonia:


Really?
Well, it's the name of a flower

Oh I just checked up on Google. Thanks for educating me on this one.

You have a cute smile by the way

themejiwalker:


Oh I just checked up on Google. Thanks for educating me on this one.

You have a cute smile by the way

Thanks