Keshi’s grouse, according to the source, was that Lawal devoted all of his time criticizing his handling of the national team
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In a letter dated October 27, 2014 and addressed to the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, through the Chairman of NFF Technical Committee, the 56-year-old tactician, who was named as new Head Coach penultimate week, said he wanted Keshi reconsidered for the two matches as the time frame is too short to tinker with the fabric of the squad or start to build a new one altogether
The tactician’s rein with the Super Eagles came to an end earlier this month after his strained relationship with the Nigerian Football Federation reached its peak, following just one win from the side’s opening four AFCON qualifiers
Okon, who is also the head coach of Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, led the Super Falcons to emerge champions for the seventh time at the African Women Championship in Namibia on Saturday evening
The NFF hailed Keshi, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu as true national heroes
The NFF also named coaches for the other national teams
The match kicks off at 5pm
Keshi said that though the last thing he would want to see is watching the Morocco 2015 AFCON without Nigeria participating, he is however not in the dark about the tradition of hiring and sacking of coaches
The body wants the new executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation to ask Keshi to stay away from the team for the reverse fixture of the AFCON qualifier in Abuja on Wednesday
The defeat makes it almost impossible for the Super Eagles to progress to the final of the competition next year
“The next time, my secretary, Dayo Enebi, asked the players if they have South African visa so that he can take their passports and get them visa
A visibly refreshed Keshi stated this on Monday while commending the turnout of the players for the tie
All other players invited for the game are expected on Tuesday before dinner time
Moses has been in impressive form since his loan move to the Britannia Stadium and Keshi is understandably disappointed to be without his services for the upcoming games
The gaffer, who is currently jobless, has previously managed German sides Bayern Leverkusen, FC Cologne, VfL Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt, as well as Turkish outfit, Bursaspor
Coaching rating agency, Football Coach World Ranking, named the former Black Stars coach in the 32nd position while Keshi is ranked in the 14th position
‘No doubt, Nigeria is blessed with lots of talented players in all departments of the game and I strongly believe that some of these competitions for shirts make me a better player’
The three-time African Champions are in a must win situation to be at par with South Africa and Congo
It can also be recalled that the Golden Eaglets’ gaffer, Emmanuel Amuneke, suffered a similar fate from impostors who attempted duping unsuspecting Nigerians on Facebook
New boy, Christian Ighodaro Osagunna, also showed signs that he has a future with the team, with smart plays when given the ball in front of goalkeepers