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After a somewhat successful campaign at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he voiced out his frustrations in being the national team coach and how some people on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation were always waiting for the opportunity to threaten and harass his entire staff. - See more at: http://.com/nigeria-football-keshi-will-be-back#sthash.Z2sOEjvt.dpuf

fter a not too successful outing for the Super Eagles in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, Victor Moses returned to Chelsea’s pre-season camp in Slovenia on Monday knowing that he is definitely not in Jose Mourinho’s plans for the coming 2014/15 football season. - See more at: http://.com/comment-moses-next-career-move-will-be-a-defining-one#sthash.8GbS0pUh.dpuf

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Stephen Keshi led the Super Eagles to the second round of the 2014 World Cup and while many consider that as a success – maybe because of the many failures since 1998; you just need to look again (without the tension) at the matches that they lost. - See more at: http://.com/the-need-for-keshi-to-be-given-another-four-year-contract#sthash.3RyJA02Q.dpuf

England’s captain to the 2014 World Cup, Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from the national team with immediate effect after 114 appearances - See more at: http://.com/gerrard-retires-from-three-lions-to-concentrate-on-liverpool-career#sthash.h8JB6j4m.dpuf

Nigeria will continue to suffer regression in world football (not a curse but a fact) because of poor management of the talents that are actually discovered quite young on these shores. News (depressing at that) from the weekend indicates that Ezekiel Imoh, a promising striker at Standard Liege in Belgium has signed for a Qatari club.
- See more at: http://.com/comment-the-management-problem-in-nigerian-football-where-are-the-victorious-eagles-of-2013#sthash.KCqZzzsJ.dpuf

Embattled Nigeria Football Federation president, Aminu Maigari is fighting for his life at the moment as some members of his board have decided to unseat him. - See more at: http://.com/breaking-news-nff-taken-over-by-sss-as-maigari-fights-for-his-life#sthash.ovQjC2y4.dpuf

Germany have reaped the result of a concerted effort to make their footballers better than others in the world and the centre-piece of the strategy was to make sure that their players are well educated.

And the man, who defined the platform on which this success has been built is former Super Eagles coach, Berti Vogts! Christian Seifert, Chief Executive officer DFL said of Vogts' paper

- See more at: http://.com/berti-vogts-the-man-that-started-the-german-football-revolution-also-worked-in-nigeria#sthash.lFsWWkSe.dpuf

One of the players that surprisingly made the 23-man Super Eagles team to Brazil is Ramon Azeez. The player had just two caps before been named as a starter against Iran in the Super Eagles’ World Cup opener on June 16 – a match that ended 0-0.

He did not play another match for the team until he was shown warming up and preparing to replace the injured Ogenyi Onazi against France in the round of 16. He never got unto the pitch as the Technical team apparently had a change of heart and sent on Reuben Gabriel instead.

- See more at: http://.com/exclusive-brazil-2014-is-in-the-past-now-ramon-azeez#sthash.SVNMrofd.dpuf

In 2010, FIFA suspended Nigeria briefly because of government interference but four years on the country is risking another FIFA ban, as the same scenario is about to play out or be played out.

The scenario that played out after the World Cup in South Africa on the Ismaila Sani Lulu-led Nigeria Football Federation board mirrors exactly what is about to play out on the Aminu Maigari-led board.

- See more at: http://.com/the-nigerian-political-football-game-the-winners-and-the-losers#sthash.plQJ0QC3.dpuf

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has told the Nigerian Football Federation that the conditions he states will have to be met for him to stay on as coach of the team, Keshi told .

"I have not quit the post but if I have to continue as coach of the team the conditions must change as I can no longer work with some people at the Federation's Technical committee,"

- See more at: http://.com/keshi-given-new-n7-million-contract-but-asks-for-new-working-conditions#sthash.kC15VNlo.dpuf

The 2014 World Cup ended for the Super Eagles on the last day of June 2014 against Les Bleus of France, but for 78 minutes, they stood toe to toe with the former World and European champions.

And the reality is just dawning and like taking a bath of cold shower on a Harmattan morning, everything looks much clearer but knowing Nigerian football and its administrators, a scapegoat will be needed to hang the blame of not being able to advance past the Round of 16 on.

- See more at: http://.com/keshi-nff-and-diverse-accusations-and-hypocrisies#sthash.urI91NjG.dpuf