Ejide is a professional – Keshi

Super Eagles and Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel goal stopper, Austin Ejide, has been showered with praises by no other person than the Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi, for his professional attitude on and off the field of play.
Keshi, who has been with the Eagles for almost two years now, praised to high heavens the professional conduct of the Israel-based goalkeeper and has tipped him to man the post in the football cracker against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on August 14, 2013.
Keshi said: “Another good thing about Ejide is that he is just a professional person.
“I remember his wedding was initially fixed for June this year but he moved the wedding to July because of the FIFA
Confederation Cup and World Cup qualifiers.
“So how patriotic can a player be again?”
He also explained the reason for excluding the name of Eagles first choice in goal and stand in Captain of the team, Vincent Enyeama, in the Mandela Football Challenge slated for August 14, 2013.
Keshi said: “I wanted to have Ejide fill the goal post.
“He has been working very hard but Vincent Enyeama is my number one choice goalkeeper.
“But I need Enyeama more in the match against Malawi on the 5th of September.
“So I told Ejide go out there and prove yourself and also get ready should anything happen.
“That is the reason and there is no other reason why Enyeama was not included.”