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donstevico: waiting for flops.martins is in form nd should be recalled.thats wat i hate abt caoches does football have to do with age?? am waiting to see messi nd ronaldo@30

That's the boss for you.

donstevico: waiting for flops.martins is in form nd should be recalled.thats wat i hate abt caoches does football have to do with age?? am waiting to see messi nd ronaldo@30

That's the boss for you.

The fate of out of contract Super Eagles coach,
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi will be defined by
the yet to be elected Executive Committee of
the Nigeria Football Federation, Vanguard
investigations have revealed.
Our usually dependable source revealed that,
so long as the NFF exco remains to be elected,
Keshi’s services will be needed on a match-by-
match basis.
“For now, that is the much management can
do.”
The source further disclosed that because there
was no EXCO on ground, the management
could not take any further step than to hire
him on match by match basis..
“Management cannot go ahead and employ the
coach because it is not known whether the
new board would want him or not,” our source
said.
As things stand, Keshi’s future with the Super
Eagles remains uncertain as the FA seeks to
regain its stability with the September 30
elections of a new board in Warri.
The Aminu Maigari-led board was ready to
dispense with Keshi after the 2014 World Cup
in Brazil but the crisis that followed after the
World Cup resulted in creating a vacuum for
the post of a head coach for the team.
This in turn necessitated the Sports Minister’s
intervention when he called in Keshi to lead the
team to the first phase of the 2015 Afcon
qualifiers which the Eagles have garnered a
solitary point from a possible six after a 2-3
loss to Congo and a goalless draw against
South Africa.
The outcome of the two matches have done
great disservice to Keshi’s bid to return.
As it appears, the coach will continue to
handle the team on a match-by-match basis
until the coming board formalises his contract
or dispenses with him.



source:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/nff-hire-keshi-match-match-basis/

In what could be yet another topical
discussion in Nigerian football, out of contract
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has
effectively ruled out the chances of having
Seattle Sounders of America striker, Obafemi
Martins and Manchester City wonder kid
Kelechi Iheanacho called up to the Eagles in
the nearest future.
There have been calls from different quarters
for the inclusion of the 17-year-old prodigy
(Iheanacho), who shone brightly at the last
FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab
Emirates, to the Super Eagles, but Keshi, whose
future with the team remains uncertain at the
moment, has killed whatever hopes Nigerians
had of seeing Iheanacho in the next qualifiers
for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
“Iheanacho hasn’t been playing in the premier
league and it simply tells you that Manchester
City wants him to get more experience,” said
Keshi.
“He is not part of the team (City) at the
moment and he has to get more experience
and maybe see if he has what it takes to be
there.”
According to Keshi, Martins’ desire to return to
the Super Eagles is admirable, but not possible
because according to him, the former Inter
Milan striker has got to give a chance to the
younger players. “For Obafemi Martins, it’s
good to indicate interest to play for his
country, as a former player of course.
“But we have other players out there in his
position, younger players. So we have to give
younger players a chance and the opportunity
to grow,” Keshi insisted.
This will come as a big shock to Martins, who
hasn’t hidden his desire to return to the team
and had earlier said he hoped his good goal
scoring form will earn him a recall.
However, Keshi has obviously ended the
chance of any of that happening, if he remains
in charge.


source:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/keshi-rules-obafemi-iheanacho-eagles/

DAVECENA: A Nigerian military intelligence source
has told SaharaReporters that the top
Boko Haram figure killed in a recent
operation was one Bashir Mohammed,
leader of the Islamist sect’s Uye camp.
Mohammed Bashir's body in Konduga
Cameroonian authorities yesterday released a
photo of a dead man they identified as
Abubakar Shekau, the loquacious and
attention-seeking leader of the terrorist group
that has launched deadly strikes in Nigeria’s
northeast zone as well as Cameroon.
The Nigerian intelligence source told
SaharaReporters that Nigerian soldiers, not
Cameroonian troops, had killed Mr. Bashir
last Friday in a fierce battle against Boko
Haram insurgents in Konduga, Borno State.
The late Mr. Bashir, who bore a striking
resemblance to Abubakar Shekau and had
appeared in a recent video, was killed as he
led insurgents who were attempting to
capture Konduga and then made a bid to seize
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as well.
Nigerian soldiers routed the Islamist militants
in Konduga, killing hundreds of them and
capturing weapons as well as vehicles
abandoned by fleeing insurgents.
The military as well as Nigerian government-
appointed negotiators claim that the original
Mr. Shekau had died since last year,
reportedly assassinated by his lieutenants.
The intelligence source said Mr. Bashir had
adopted Mr. Shekau’s nom deguere and had
been the person responsible for issuing video
messages in recent times.
Even though our source said the military was
cautious not to claim credit for Mr.
“Shekau’s” death, he added that the Nigerian
military was buoyed by the capture of the
armored tank usually displayed in the
background of recent videos issued by the
sect’s spokesman.

source: http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/22/“abubakar-shekau”-killed-was-one-bashir-mohammed

A Nigerian military intelligence source
has told SaharaReporters that the top
Boko Haram figure killed in a recent
operation was one Bashir Mohammed,
leader of the Islamist sect’s Uye camp.
Mohammed Bashir's body in Konduga
Cameroonian authorities yesterday released a
photo of a dead man they identified as
Abubakar Shekau, the loquacious and
attention-seeking leader of the terrorist group
that has launched deadly strikes in Nigeria’s
northeast zone as well as Cameroon.
The Nigerian intelligence source told
SaharaReporters that Nigerian soldiers, not
Cameroonian troops, had killed Mr. Bashir
last Friday in a fierce battle against Boko
Haram insurgents in Konduga, Borno State.
The late Mr. Bashir, who bore a striking
resemblance to Abubakar Shekau and had
appeared in a recent video, was killed as he
led insurgents who were attempting to
capture Konduga and then made a bid to seize
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as well.
Nigerian soldiers routed the Islamist militants
in Konduga, killing hundreds of them and
capturing weapons as well as vehicles
abandoned by fleeing insurgents.
The military as well as Nigerian government-
appointed negotiators claim that the original
Mr. Shekau had died since last year,
reportedly assassinated by his lieutenants.
The intelligence source said Mr. Bashir had
adopted Mr. Shekau’s nom deguere and had
been the person responsible for issuing video
messages in recent times.
Even though our source said the military was
cautious not to claim credit for Mr.
“Shekau’s” death, he added that the Nigerian
military was buoyed by the capture of the
armored tank usually displayed in the
background of recent videos issued by the
sect’s spokesman.


source:

http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/22/“abubakar-shekau”-killed-was-one-bashir-mohammed

Ahmed Salkida, a Dubai-based Nigerian
journalist who reportedly maintains
communication with some leaders of
the Islamist insurgent group Boko
Haram, claimed today that the sect’s leader,
Abubakar Shekau, is alive and well. Mr.
Salkida denied reports asserting that Nigerian
troops had killed the mercurial and fiendish
Shekau, the speaker and voice in numerous
videos released by Boko Haram.
Ahmed Salkida, journalist
In a tweet earlier today, Mr. Salkida also
dismissed media reports that the Nigerian
government was negotiating with Boko Haram
for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls
kidnapped in mid-April by Boko Haram
militants in Chibok, Borno State. The
reporter’s tweet also described as untrue
reports that the International Red Cross (IRC)
was working on a deal that would persuade
Boko Haram to free the abducted Chibok
schoolgirls in exchange for the release of
detained Islamist insurgents in the custody of
Nigerian security agencies.




source:

http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/22/journalist-close-boko-haram-says-abubakar-shekau-“alive-and-well”

A Nigerian military intelligence source
has told SaharaReporters that the top
Boko Haram figure killed in a recent
operation was one Bashir Mohammed,
leader of the Islamist sect’s Uye camp.
Mohammed Bashir's body in Konduga
Cameroonian authorities yesterday released a
photo of a dead man they identified as
Abubakar Shekau, the loquacious and
attention-seeking leader of the terrorist group
that has launched deadly strikes in Nigeria’s
northeast zone as well as Cameroon.
The Nigerian intelligence source told
SaharaReporters that Nigerian soldiers, not
Cameroonian troops, had killed Mr. Bashir
last Friday in a fierce battle against Boko
Haram insurgents in Konduga, Borno State.
The late Mr. Bashir, who bore a striking
resemblance to Abubakar Shekau and had
appeared in a recent video, was killed as he
led insurgents who were attempting to
capture Konduga and then made a bid to seize
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as well.
Nigerian soldiers routed the Islamist militants
in Konduga, killing hundreds of them and
capturing weapons as well as vehicles
abandoned by fleeing insurgents.
The military as well as Nigerian government-
appointed negotiators claim that the original
Mr. Shekau had died since last year,
reportedly assassinated by his lieutenants.
The intelligence source said Mr. Bashir had
adopted Mr. Shekau’s nom deguere and had
been the person responsible for issuing video
messages in recent times.
Even though our source said the military was
cautious not to claim credit for Mr.
“Shekau’s” death, he added that the Nigerian
military was buoyed by the capture of the
armored tank usually displayed in the
background of recent videos issued by the
sect’s spokesman.

The South African judge in the Oscar Pistorius
trial has cleared the athlete of charges of
premeditated murder and second-degree
murder.
“The state clearly has not proved beyond
reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of
premeditated murder,” Thokozile Masipa said.
He can still be found guilty of culpable
homicide or acquitted.
Earlier, the judge also said Mr Pistorius made a
‘”conscious decision to shoot”.
She said some witnesses in the murder trial
failed to separate their own evidence from
details contained in press coverage.
Judge Masipa found there was “some doubt” a
woman screamed on the night of the shooting.
The Olympic and Paralympic athlete is accused
of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on
Valentine’s Day last year.
He said he shot her after mistaking her for an
intruder at his home near Pretoria.
The prosecution alleged that he intentionally
murdered her after a row.
Judge Masipa will determine Mr Pistorius’s fate
alone as South Africa does not have trial by
jury.
The 27-year-old double-amputee also faces
firearms charges.
The case has heard from scores of witnesses
and captivated a global audience with dramatic
and heartbreaking scenes.
In one night, Mr Pistorius was transformed
from a global sporting icon to murder suspect.
A little more than six months before the
shooting, he made history at London 2012 by
becoming the first amputee sprinter to
compete in the Olympic Games.
Then in the early hours of 14 February 2013,
the athlete, who had his lower legs amputated
as a baby, fired his 9mm pistol through a
closed toilet door at his home.
Ms Steenkamp, 29, suffered fatal injuries after
she was hit in the head, arm and hip.
It was a tragic end to a budding romance that
saw the pair labelled the ‘Posh and Becks’ of
South Africa after they started dating three
months earlier.
Interest in the subsequent case was intense,
and a ruling that parts of the trial could be
broadcast live on television added to the
scrutiny.
It opened in March and involved physical as
well as oral evidence, with one forensic analyst
demonstrating in court how Mr Pistorius may
have hit the toilet door with a cricket bat.
In June, after the trial was halted for a month,
experts concluded that Mr Pistorius was not
suffering from mental illness at the time of the
shooting.
His reactions as the case against him was set
out ranged from crying during evidence about
texts they exchanged, and vomiting at a
description of her injuries, to calmly taking
notes and talking to his lawyers.
Mr Pistorius was on the stand for five days of
intense cross-examination from chief
prosecutor Gerrie Nel.



source: http://www.today.ng/news/south-african-judge-clears-oscar-pistorius-of-murder-charges/

The son of former president Olusegun
Obasanjo, Lt Col Adeboye Obasanjo, who was
shot and wounded by Boko Haram militants in
a fight in Adamawa State Monday has been
discharged from hospital, officials at the
Federal Medical Centre said in Yola yesterday.
However, it emerges yesterday that a colonel
in the Nigerian Army is feared killed in the
current offensive against Boko Haram
insurgents in Adamawa state.
The officer, whose name was simply given as
Col Yakubu, was reportedly shot and killed in
the same operation in which Lt Col Adeboye
Obasanjo was wounded over the weekend.
The family members of Col Yakubu who have
become aware of the incident are now said to
be in Yola, concerned that their son may have
been dead already, Daily Trust reports.
They are said to be asking for true information
about the colonel and requesting as well that
his whereabouts be disclosed to them dead or
alive. When contacted yesterday the Defence
spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said,
the officer in question is considered Missing in
Action.
Obasanjo’s son was injured in Bazza, northern
Adamawa State during a failed bid by troops to
re-take the town from Boko Haram insurgents.
He was taken to the Federal Medical Centre
(FMC) where he spent two days receiving
treatment.
“He had a minor injury and he was treated and
discharged,” a senior official said. “He received
the best attention that we could possibly offer
and he responded quickly.”
Security concerns also contributed to his early
discharge, the source said, disclosing that it
was the military top brass who suggested that
he should be discharged and flown out of the
state.
The Information Officer of the FMC Malam
Adamu Dodo confirmed the story, stressing
that both his speedy recovery and the security
factor contributed to his early release.
“There is also the issue of his safety given the
attention the story has been getting”, he said.
The case has been receiving huge public
attention and high profile personalities have
been visiting him.
Meanwhile, additional details have emerged on
how the former president’s son was shot and
wounded by the militants.
It was gathered that Lt Col Obasanjo and some
other officers were overwhelmed by the
insurgents because the soldiers failed to obey
the orders of their commanders.
The unnamed source said when the soldiers
were confronted by the insurgents in Bazza,
their commanders ordered them to fight but
they failed to do so effectively. As soon as the
insurgents opened fire on them, they ran
without standing their ground to fight back as
ordered by their superiors.
He said that was why some of the soldiers were
killed and others, including Obasanjo’s son,
were injured. He also said Bazza, Michika,
Gulak and Madagali are still under the firm
control of the insurgents.



source: http://www.today.ng/news/terror-aftermath-obasanjos-son-discharged-from-hospital-col-yakubu-feared-dead/

The South African judge in the Oscar Pistorius
trial has cleared the athlete of charges of
premeditated murder and second-degree
murder.
“The state clearly has not proved beyond
reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of
premeditated murder,” Thokozile Masipa said.
He can still be found guilty of culpable
homicide or acquitted.
Earlier, the judge also said Mr Pistorius made a
‘”conscious decision to shoot”.
She said some witnesses in the murder trial
failed to separate their own evidence from
details contained in press coverage.
Judge Masipa found there was “some doubt” a
woman screamed on the night of the shooting.
The Olympic and Paralympic athlete is accused
of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on
Valentine’s Day last year.
He said he shot her after mistaking her for an
intruder at his home near Pretoria.
The prosecution alleged that he intentionally
murdered her after a row.
Judge Masipa will determine Mr Pistorius’s fate
alone as South Africa does not have trial by
jury.
The 27-year-old double-amputee also faces
firearms charges.
The case has heard from scores of witnesses
and captivated a global audience with dramatic
and heartbreaking scenes.
In one night, Mr Pistorius was transformed
from a global sporting icon to murder suspect.
A little more than six months before the
shooting, he made history at London 2012 by
becoming the first amputee sprinter to
compete in the Olympic Games.
Then in the early hours of 14 February 2013,
the athlete, who had his lower legs amputated
as a baby, fired his 9mm pistol through a
closed toilet door at his home.
Ms Steenkamp, 29, suffered fatal injuries after
she was hit in the head, arm and hip.
It was a tragic end to a budding romance that
saw the pair labelled the ‘Posh and Becks’ of
South Africa after they started dating three
months earlier.
Interest in the subsequent case was intense,
and a ruling that parts of the trial could be
broadcast live on television added to the
scrutiny.
It opened in March and involved physical as
well as oral evidence, with one forensic analyst
demonstrating in court how Mr Pistorius may
have hit the toilet door with a cricket bat.
In June, after the trial was halted for a month,
experts concluded that Mr Pistorius was not
suffering from mental illness at the time of the
shooting.
His reactions as the case against him was set
out ranged from crying during evidence about
texts they exchanged, and vomiting at a
description of her injuries, to calmly taking
notes and talking to his lawyers.
Mr Pistorius was on the stand for five days of
intense cross-examination from chief
prosecutor Gerrie Nel.


source: http://www.today.ng/news/south-african-judge-clears-oscar-pistorius-of-murder-charges/

DAVECENA: The National Examinations Council (NECO) has
announced that 52.29 percent of the
candidates that sat for June/July 2014 Senior
Secondary School Certificate Examination
(SSCE) passed at credit level in five subjects,
including English Language and mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive officer of the
Council, Professor Promise Okpala, who
announced the result in Minna, said 74.30
percent of the candidates made five credits
and above generally.
He said that 978,886 candidates of the
989,622 that registered sat for the
examination, which was conducted in 76
subjects.
Of 989,622 candidates that wrote the
examination, 72.58 percent scored credit level
and above in English Language, while 69.49
percent made similar grades in mathematics.
In sciences, 72.86 percent of candidates that
sat for Chemistry had credits, while 69.38
percent of physics candidates had credit levels
and in biology 67.83 percent of the candidates
made credit grades.
Okpala said that beyond the cost of running
the examination, insecurity in many parts of
the country grossly affected the logistic
operations of the council during the school
based examination.
The registrar also said that efforts of the
council at reducing examination malpractices
paid off as only 0.44 percent of those who sat
for the examination were involved in
malpractices.
A comparative analysis of past results showed
a steady improvement in results over the past
three years.

source:
http://dailypost.ng/2014/09/10/52-percent-credit-pass-recorded-neco-releases-2014-ssce-results/

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has
announced that 52.29 percent of the
candidates that sat for June/July 2014 Senior
Secondary School Certificate Examination
(SSCE) passed at credit level in five subjects,
including English Language and mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive officer of the
Council, Professor Promise Okpala, who
announced the result in Minna, said 74.30
percent of the candidates made five credits
and above generally.
He said that 978,886 candidates of the
989,622 that registered sat for the
examination, which was conducted in 76
subjects.
Of 989,622 candidates that wrote the
examination, 72.58 percent scored credit level
and above in English Language, while 69.49
percent made similar grades in mathematics.
In sciences, 72.86 percent of candidates that
sat for Chemistry had credits, while 69.38
percent of physics candidates had credit levels
and in biology 67.83 percent of the candidates
made credit grades.
Okpala said that beyond the cost of running
the examination, insecurity in many parts of
the country grossly affected the logistic
operations of the council during the school
based examination.
The registrar also said that efforts of the
council at reducing examination malpractices
paid off as only 0.44 percent of those who sat
for the examination were involved in
malpractices.
A comparative analysis of past results showed
a steady improvement in results over the past
three years.

I need an answer.

As the Super Eagles is set to face the Bafana Bafana of south Africa,what are your predictions?

The 2014 World Cup Final was an
entertaining match that saw Germany,
the tournament's best side, come out
1-0 winners over Argentina after
extra time. Wednesday's game was a
rematch between the teams, but it
came nowhere near close to matching
the intensity from what we saw in
Brazil . It was plenty of fun, though,
with Argentina downing the world
champions, 4-2.
The Germans didn't bring out the
World Cup Trophy in respect for
Argentina, but the game started
slightly late due to it being the first
home match since the mid-July
triumph in Rio. Bastian
Schweinsteiger was named captain of
Die Nationalmannschaft this week, but
was unable to take part in the match
due to a knee injury. This meant
Manuel Neuer was Germany's
captain. New Argentina boss Tata
Martino was without Lionel Messi ,
but many of the players who were
equally responsible for getting La
Albiceleste to the final took part in
this friendly.
Somewhat predictably, Martin
Demichelis picked up the first booking
of the match in the 17th minute for a
poor challenge taking out Marco
Reus. Twenty minutes in, Sergio
Agüero got on the end of a beautiful
outside-of-the-foot ball from just
outside the area put in by new
Manchester rival Ángel di Maria to
put the visitors up, 1-0. Germany had
a great chance after Argentina
committed a sloppy turnover in their
defensive third, but Sergio Romero
was up to the task and saved the shot
from Mario Gòmez. Agüero missed a
chance to double his money 33
minutes on when his shot went just
wide left after breaking down the
right.
Promising Schalke youngster Julian
Draxler was forced off with an injury
in the 34th minute, and was replaced
by Lukas Podolski . Draxler was able
to jog off, so it was mostly
precautionary.
Draxler off, dead leg
(possibly)

It got worse for the Germans in the
41st minute, when Erik Lamela
smashed a volley into the top left
corner, giving Neuer no chance after a
cross from, you guessed it, di Maria.
Gòmez missed another brilliant
chance, shooting wide past an empty
net after Romero could only parry a
powerful Reus effort straight back at
the attackers.
Roman Weidenfeller replaced Neuer in
goal to begin the second half, and
Podolski got the armband. Di Maria
got his assist hat trick when Federico
Fernández powered in a header at the
back post on a cross from a set piece.
Di Maria then hit a perfect chip shot
just 3 minutes later, and before 50
minutes had gone in the match, it was
4-0. Germany responded almost
instantly, as André Schürrle shot
straight at Romero after the corner
came in, and the rebound went right
back to the Chelsea man who put it
back in the net.
Mario Götze scored in the 78th minute
to make it 4-2, after striking the ball
into the middle of a crowd of
Argentina defenders, striking one and
going past Romero into the net. The
goal frenzy was over after that, with
both teams using all six subs
eventually in hopes of seeing what
some of their lesser-used players can
do.
Germany: Manuel Neuer (Roman
Weidenfeller 46'); Kevin Großkreutz,
Mattias Ginter, Benedikt Höwedes
(Anthony Rüdiger 77'), Erik Durm;
Christoph Kramer, Toni Kroos
(Sebastian Rudy 71'); André Schürrle
(Thomas Müller 57') , Marco Reus,
Julian Draxler (Lukas Podolski 34');
Mario Gòmez (Mario Götze 57').
Goals: Schürrle (52') Götze (78')
Argentina: Sergio Romero (Mariano
Andújar 80'); Pablo Zabaleta ( Hugo
Campagnaro 77'), Federico Fernández,
Martin Demichelis, Marcos Rojo; Enzo
Pérez (Augusto Fernández 46'), Javier
Mascherano , Lucas Biglia; Erik
Lamela ( Fernando Gago 68'), Sergio
Agüero (Nico Gaitán 84'), Ángel di
Maria (Ricardo Álvarez 86').
Goals: Agüero (20'), Lamela (40'),
Fernández (47'), di Maria (49')

Although our troops are not having a good abode yet they are committed and dedicated.May God bless them.i suggest d guy shud be well tortured to speak up..........

tuaw le.oloru.oba may u live long

Chairman of the Delta State Sports
Commission, Pinnich Amaju tells JOHN
EGBOKHAN in this interview that Nigeria would
have had a better outing at the World Cup in
Brazil if Coach Stephen Keshi had worked with
a team of technical experts working in the
backroom.
The 2014 World Cup has entered the
quarterfinal stage , with no African team
featuring amongst the eight surviving teams in
the tournament. African champions, the Super
Eagles crashed out in the second round,
leaving in its wake tales of woes for many
Nigerians, who were expecting the team to do
better.
What s your professional assessment of our
perfoamcne at the World Cup?
I feel that we as a people should properly
situate what we want to achieve in our life. I
feel sad when I hear people say that we did
well at the World Cup. I also feel sad to see
that Nigerians are contented with just being
amongst the participants in major tournaments
like the World Cup.
I strongly believe that if we do the right things
that we should be winning the World Cup. In
1994, after the USA World Cup, we were
ranked the fifth best team in the world. We
were highly regarded then but now the story
has changed for the worse. And the reason for
our decline is complacency. Nigerians are so
complacent. We are where we are because we
are not doing the right things. And doing the
right things is very simple. We should also be
ambitious enough to play in the semifinals of
the World Cup. And our ambition should be
backed with action.
Was
the
team to the World Cup in Brazil not ambitous
enough?
Many factors came into play to determine the
degree of ambition of the team. And to arrive
at the right answer, I am looking at the
facilitating factors and predisposing factors.
The Nigeria Football Federation gave the team
all that they requiired to have a succesful
World Cup. Six top friendly matches were
organsied, camping was top-notch, all the
monies due the players were promptly and
fully paid to ensure that the team focussed on
the task of excelling in Brazil. The only money
that was not paid was the FIFA appearance fee,
which normally comes out from FIFA some
four months after the end of the tournament.
So I was shocked when reports of players
agitating for their share of the FIFA appearcne
fee came out. Conventional wisdom would
dictate that when there is agitation in a team,
one should also look at the top in determining
who is behind what. It is also common
knowledge that some persons on the technical
crew knew that they would be out of job after
the World Cup and aware of the bureaucracy in
government, fear that their share of the
appearance fee was not going to get to them
when they would be out of service.
So if there is agitation in the team, the first
person to point at is the coaches because when
any money is paid, they also get a bigger
chunk of it. I would not go further than that.
The predisposing factors are the NFF, who gave
the team all the supprrt to succeed. They also
provided a 200-seater aeroplane to take
Nigerian officials around in Brazil to watch the
Super Eagles matches. The facilitating factors
are the coaches and what they bring to the
team. I do not have anything against Keshi. He
has done so well for Nigeria. He remains the
first Nigerian to win the Nations Cup as a
player and a coach. The records are there, But
I feel that he should also come down from his
high horse and show respect to the NFF, who
are his employeer and who have done a lot to
make him succeed.
We fauiled to go further in Brazil because our
coaches did not adopt the scientific approach
to winning matches. Football has gone beyond
having a coaching crew on the bench. The
trend is now to have the technical backroom
staff, peopled by expert coaches, who win
matches from the bench.
I give you an example. Berti Vogts was the
head of the backroom of the USA team at the
World Cup. The story was said in Brazil that
during the match against Ghana, that when the
Ghanaians equalised, that Klinsmann, who is
the coach of the USA team, quickly sent a
message to Vogts to analyse the last five
minutes of the match. Vogts responded that
one of the Ghanaian defenders was limping and
that they should exploit his side, which the
USA team did and scored the winner.
Klinsmann did this because he recognises that
he does not see the things that other technical
experts could see from afar. And that is largely
because a coach is only thinking of winning
and what his players are doing. He hardly sees
the defects and strong-points of his opponents.
That is why nearly all the teams at the World
Cup have the technical backroom staff. But
Nigeria did not have that and that was because
Keshi did not want it. He thought that they
were going to take his job away and we all saw
in Brazil that it could have been very different
if we had such technical experts in the
backroom, advising Keshi during match days or
even before.
Another example is the injury of Ogenyi Onazi.
That was not accidentral. It was a deliberate
plan by the French backroom staff, whio saw
Onazi as the only threat to their ambition to
reach the next round. Ahmed Musa shone like
a star in the first half but was taken out in the
second half by the French players, who
crowded him and made him ineffective. That is
the work of the backroom staff . Football has
gone scientific but we went to Btrazil with
analogue system
I also observed during the hort stay in Braziol
that we were the only team, whose players
warmed up before the start of matches
without the coaches around to watch and take
notes. I may be wrong on this but I saw the
French team warm up with their coaches
watching and guiding them.
Another issue that cannot be brushed aisde is
the perceived friction between Keshi and NFF.
Keshi should realise that the NFF are his
employers. Aminu Maigari is accessible. Green
is also accessible, so I wonder where the
friction is coming from. Keshi should respect
the NFF and the NFF should also respect the
Sports Minister. Respect is reciprocal.
Keshi has succeeded based on the support he
got from the NFF. Look at the game against
Ethiopia, we were 10 minutes from losing
when we scored two goals. That is the case of
the hand of God.
To succeed at the global stage, Keshi must
come down from his high horse by building his
own capacity and there are many windows to
do it. There are several FIFA coaching courses
and internship coruses with top European
clubs.
But aside that, we need to have a technical
backroom crew. Dr. John Oganwon, who was
the first graduate to play for the Eagles,
watched the Eagles match against Argentina
with me and Fanny Amun and Shuaibu Amodu.
Amun wrote a script of how Argentina would
play and score their goals and it turned out
that what he wrote down came to pass. I was
now wondering why these guys were not
helping Keshi as backroom staff but was told
that Keshi said he did not want any help from
any backroom staff.
People had mindset before going to the World
Cup. What was Keshi’s plan at the World Cup?
Was it to win the trophy? If his plans were to
win the World Cup or develop our team for the
future, we would have said said yes, we tried.
If he wanted to win the World Cup, he would
have gone with Obafemi Martins, Ikechukwu
Uche and Ogbuke Obasi because they are all
match winners. I watched Obasi in action for
his Schalke during my trip to Germany and saw
how he laid the assist that led to the first goal
and scored a beautiful goal, which made me
call Keshi to ask if he was watching the game
and taking note of Obasi’s contributions and he
said yes. But I was shocked when these guys
were not included in the team to Brazil for the
World Cup. Obasi was hot this season.
If Keshi wanted to develop and build for the
future, he would have stuck with the team that
won the Nations Cup. Players like Sunday Mba
should have been taken to Brazil. How can one
reconcile the fact that a player who was
dropped by a club in Scotland, was taken to
the World Cup. That was Reuben Gabriel. There
are many things that are inexplicable. We
should go beyond this notion that we have
tried our best because we are blessed with
talents ard should be doing better than what
we did in Brazil. Keshi knows better and we
demand improved results from him.
But he has come out to say that he would
never coach the Super Eagles again
That is an unfortunate statement to make but
it might just be good news for Nigeria. But
Keshi must remember that this country has
been good to him and he got so much from
this country, from the corporate sponsors and
business moguls and the generality of
Nigerians. So for him to make such statement
is just unfortunate. Even Delta State, where
Keshi hails from has apprecia\ted his
contributions to our sports development. The
stadium in Asaba was named after him.
Capacity building is key to success in sports. In
Delta State, we regularly organise capacity
training courses. About three weeks ago, we
brough in a former assistant coach of Arsenal
to Delta State to help train our coaches,
referees and athletes.
And the person making these things to happen
is Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, who in
2007, sent a bill to the State House of
Assembly for the establishment of the Delta
State Sports Commision, peopled by sports
technocrats. Our orientation is just sports and
that is why we are where we are in sports in
the country. If we are not winning, we are
dominating or amongst the top contenders.
That is the legacy of the Uduaghan
administration and we got this far based on
capacity buildibng. Which is what we are
recommending to the N|FF leadership.
In going forward, what practical steps should
the NFF take?
We should start planning on hiow we would
reach the final of the 2022 World Cup in
Qatar, not the 1918 version in Russia. And the
players that won the FIFA U-1‘7 World Cup in
UAE in 2013 should form the bulk of the team.
NFF should through their coaches monitor
them well and we should go for a new coach,
preferably a foreign coach because he does
not have any afinity with anyone here. And the
coach must not be in the mould of the Luis
van Gaal of the world. All we need is a
determined, hardwotrking and career-driven
coach, who will deliver on the results that we
earnestly dream of.
well to me keshi has done well but still there is need for improvement.


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