Veteran journalist, Paul Bassey, who spoke of behalf of the Committee after their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday disclosed that they rejected the list because it was too bogus
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Keshi said: “We have been in constant touch and he has been very enthusiastic about the operation that was carried out last Wednesday and he is now recuperating very well, which is good news to me personally and to the entire national team, because we really missed him durinmg the Bafana Bafana game in Durban
Coach Stephen Keshi on arrival at the OR Thambo International Airport, alongside four players, told the News Agency of Nigeria that other foreign-based players would join the contingent in South Africa
Super Eagles Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, quoted the coach as saying he never spoke to any media organization regarding the return to the
national team or otherwise of Yobo in Abidjan during the Eagles CHAN qualifier against the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire
He said: “If you say it was a game of two halves I may tend to agree with you. Because we started poorly largely due to
experience and then when we came into the game they struggled against us, but that is football. We are just grateful to the NFF, Nigerians and God that we made it for the first time to the CHAN tournament.”
Ivorian Coach, Saraka Norbert, who also spoke at the post match conference, admitted that the Nigerian side were slightly more experienced than his side, even as he refused to blame the two red cards the team received in the first leg in Kaduna for his side’s ouster
Keshi said: “They don’t joke with football, so I won’t be surprised if they revive their old habits of sprinkling animal blood in the dressings rooms or even attempting to poison the food the players will eat
“Although I couldn’t get him on telephone so I contacted Team Secretary, Dayo Enebi, and he gave me Coach’s (Keshi’s) telephone number and we discussed
“In fact, he is the most successful coach Nigeria has had in the past decade and has proved this by winning the Nations Cup 2013 as he boarded the ship of achieving coaches
Competent sources revealed that the Super Eagles’ camp was thrown in a pandemonium as the coaches failed to adhere with their earlier agreement of introducing Austin Ejide for fumbling Vincent Enyeama against Spain
He said: “I don’t think it is a difficult issue for Keshi to bring back Osaze Odemwingie, Victor Anichebe, Ikechukwu Uche, Kalu Uche to compliment the good work of Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses and others to further strengthen this team
A top official at the Glass House secretariat said there was no cause for alarm over Sam’s choice of playing for Germany after he was named in the team of German’s Coach, Joachin Loew, for the internationals against Ecuador and the United States
Spesaking from Cairo, Egypt, where he is participating in the Confederation of Africa Football workshop, the Coach said the IGP needs more encouragement and support in his war against violence and criminality
The Nigeria Football Federation recently laid off some of the back room staff of the Super Eagles as a result of funding problem confronting the Football House
The Big Boss, as he fondly referred to, said the defensive stalwart is still relevant to his plans in the national team
Anichebe flicked Sylvian Distin’s header past Julio Cesar from inside the six-yard box to double Everton’s advantage in the 56th minute to compound the woes of relegation battling Queens Park Rangers
The delegation of 12 home-based players and technical/backroom staff will depart Abuja for the training camp in Nuremberg, Germany on May 15 while the overseas-based professionals are expected to join the team in Germany as their various Leagues come to an end
“Less than two months ago, we lifted the Africa Cup of Nations in a blaze of glory, and this was made possible by hard-work and team-work in an atmosphere of peace, unity and tranquility
Keshi has previously been the national team handler of Mali and Togo and it was not surprising that the two countries joined in appreciating his contribution to their football growth
Their first-ever meeting was on May 8, 1968 when the Nigerians, on the way from an Olympic Games qualifying match in Ethiopia, stopped by in Nairobi for a friendly and inflicted a 2-1 defeat on their hosts
He said: “What I said at the media chat was that I followed due process in the submission of my list to the NFF Secretarial and that the committee at that time was not seating