As Nigerians await what the future holds for Stephen Keshi, former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday, threw his weight behind the coach, urging for a new four-year contract to keep the ‘Big Boss’ as Super Eagles’ manager.
Kalu’s backing comes amid uncertainty over the Super Eagles’ preparations for the 2015 Nations Cup and is a bold step towards sustaining pressure on the need for continuity.
He said: “There should be no vacuum. I want the Football Federation to keep Keshi. He must learn from his mistakes. This is not the time to hire a new coach, rather, Mike Emenalo and Sylvanus Okpala should be engaged to work with him.”
The former governor advised that Keshi’s designation should be changed to accommodate his former team mates so that all tactical deficiencies could be plugged.
“Keshi could become technical adviser. Emenalo takes the position of chief coach while Okpala assumes the responsibility of assistant coach. That combination would be unbeatable. Emenalo knows so much about modern club football and is tactically sound. Okpala sees a lot from the bench too,” Kalu said.
He urged the NFF to send Keshi to Germany on a three-month refresher course in the bid to take Nigerian soccer to the next level.
His words: “That is what he needs. The Germans have a lot to offer in terms of modern soccer technology. You saw what their squad did to Brazil. That should be the next destination point.”
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