“No sacrifice for this country will go unrewarded. When someone dies in this country, his history is forgotten. I don’t want this committee to allow this to happen. In writing the history of Keshi, it should be well documented. The essence of this committee is to try to bring the complete life record of Keshi for people to study. It is not for us to change it
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The 20-man committee initially announced may have been expanded to 25 with several important sectors like the Supports Club, sports journalists, representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation, all states indicative of participation in the burial, the Police, Civil Defence, Army and a strong team from his ancestral home in Illah, Delta State all involved
The Chairman, Edo State Football Association, Frank Ilaboyah, who was part of Keshi’s family delegation to the meeting with the Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government is prepared to give the fallen hero a state burial, hinting that burial arrangement would be discussed at the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
During the visit, the Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, Barrister Chris Green, said: “The two gentlemen we lost toiled hard to ensure that Nigeria football attained global reckoning. We are most pained because they worked directly with the Technical Committee and the Technical department
This was sequel to a motion under “matters of urgent public importance” sponsored by Rep. Sam Onuigbo (PDP-Abia), which was unanimously adopted
Also reacting to the death, Sunday Oliseh, a former captain of Super Eagles and Keshi’s successor as manager of the team, said: “We have lost an iconic hero.”
He said: “It saddens my heart to learn of the stunning news of the death of the golden boy of Nigeria football. His departure is more touching when one recalls that Keshi also lost his loving wife of 33 years, Kate, to cancer late last year thus rendering their young children hapless orphans
Nigeria’s two-time world cup hero, fondly called Robo Cop, said: “It is very tragic for all the football family in Nigeria, Africa and the world to hear the sudden death of our legend, captain, a great coach and a mentor, Mr Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations-winning Coach died in the early hours of Wednesday after complaining of irregular heartbeats and pain in his legs.
He passed on before reaching the hospital
Pinnick confirmed he had been in contact with the family and would lead a delegation of some NFF Board and Congress members to Benin City on Thursday
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Prince Kunle Oyewumi, Kalu said: “I was shocked when I heard the news of the passing away of Coach Stephen Keshi’s wife, Kate
Keshi’s brother and legal adviser, Emmanuel Addo, in a press release made available to The Eagle Online revealed that the deceased has been battling with cancer for about three years
Enyeama will appear to defend a statement credited to him concerning the safety and security of players following NFF’s choice of Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna for their match against Chad
He said the video clips would help the Eagles technical crew to know the Chad’s senior national team current style of play
Making the announcement on Tuesday, Keshi said the retained players would be joined by the 15 invited foreign-based professionals for the final phase of preparations for Nigeria’s opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna next weekend
“I wanted to see my players’ reaction in true match situation, see their application of all the tactical trainings we have been doing, see their movement, how they keep the team shape when attacking and defending as well as what they do with and without the ball
NAN reports that the Eagles will face their Chadian counterparts on June 13 in Kaduna, in the first leg qualifier for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
“It is important that they come to camp and concentrate. We don’t want distractions, especially with the team scheduled to play a number of friendly matches in the weeks to come before the qualifier against Chad.
Speaking on the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme, the NFF boss was categorical that a Stephen Keshi with enhanced capacity, working together with a Technical Study Group headed by former Nigeria captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, and with the benefit of the world-renowned ProZone match preparation software would, in aggregate, be better than any foreign Coach
“It’s a fresh start. We need the support of our fans, media and every Nigerian to return the team to where we truly belong,” Keshi said