Hehehe...Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has insisted that he did not apply for the vacant Ivory Coast coaching job.
The former Nigeria captain appeared
before the Nigeria Football Federation Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday
in Abuja to defend himself against claims he applied for another job
while having a two-year contract with the NFF.
The Fédération Ivoirienne de Football had
named Keshi as 20th on a list of 59 coaches that applied to replace
Herve Renard as coach of the Elephants.
He was also criticised for including a
non-league player in the squad that beat Chad 2-0 in their 2017 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna on June 13.
“Like you guys know, I never applied for the Ivory Coast job,” Keshi was quoted as saying by Goal on Tuesday.
“My name is everywhere. It happens to
every coach. So it is not a big deal. My name is always everywhere. The
question is that should I take Ethiopia to court? Should I take Kenya or
Tanzania to court (for including my name in their lists)?”
Keshi said he was not aware goalkeeper
Vincent Enyeama and midfielder Ogenyi Onazi were invited by the
committee. Both players face disciplinary actions following their
behaviour in the game against Chad. Onazi was given a red card while the
NFF frowned upon Enyeama’s comment on the security situation in Kaduna.
Keshi urged Nigerians to focus on Nigeria’s next 2017 Africa Cup of Nations game against Tanzania.
He said, “We thank God for the victory
against Chad. Now, I think what we should be thinking of is how prepared
we are to face and win our away match against Tanzania. That should be
our mission right now, not what the media are saying about Keshi.
“We need to go ahead and forge a
formidable team, which includes the press, the players and the NFF so
that we can conquer the world and conquer Africa. My focus right now is
to prepare for the game against Tanzania
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