HATS OFF TO GHANA:

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Togolese FA to bury late Keshi

By Rasaq Oboirien
NAIJASPORTSXTRA.BLOGSPOT.COM can inform that the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has notified its Nigerian counterpart that they will be willing to take part in late Stephen Keshi's funeral.

Keshi who qualified the Hawks of Togo to their first even World Cup in Germany in 2006 died of a suspected heart failure on Wednesday in his Benin City residence.The FTF boss, Col Guy Akpovy in his tribute to the 'Big Boss' and letter sent to the Nigeria Football Federation expressed his "great emotion and his sincere condolences to the family and the NFF.

In the letter, "For us Togolese, Stephen keshi is one of ours. He was an ex-coach of the national team and qualified Togo for the first time in its history for the final phase of the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006."

Akpovy, also expressed the wish of the FTF, that they be informed by the Glass House in Abuja of the funeral programme of late Keshi, so they can make their own provisions too.

Recall the 'Big Boss' was given the Togolese highest national honour and citizenship after the feat.

Now this brings me close to tears....

Bros Oloye,

If you think what Keshi achieved you will be moved emotionally. This guy was a pioneer in more ways than one. It is only now that many people are beginning to understand what he did!

[Rawlings]

I personally love Ghana and Ghanaians, though I have never been to Ghana. I do not believe Nigeria will lower her flag to half mast for any Ghanaians' passing.
It shows we need to revisit our book of love for one another and common decency in Nigeria.

Do you know if the flag at Glass house is flying at half mask?

Do they even have a flag to start with?

Mods, these kind of jokes can cause diabetes. Please delete

[oloye]

Togolese FA to bury late Keshi

By Rasaq Oboirien
NAIJASPORTSXTRA.BLOGSPOT.COM can inform that the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has notified its Nigerian counterpart that they will be willing to take part in late Stephen Keshi's funeral.

Keshi who qualified the Hawks of Togo to their first even World Cup in Germany in 2006 died of a suspected heart failure on Wednesday in his Benin City residence.The FTF boss, Col Guy Akpovy in his tribute to the 'Big Boss' and letter sent to the Nigeria Football Federation expressed his "great emotion and his sincere condolences to the family and the NFF.

In the letter, "For us Togolese, Stephen keshi is one of ours. He was an ex-coach of the national team and qualified Togo for the first time in its history for the final phase of the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006."

Akpovy, also expressed the wish of the FTF, that they be informed by the Glass House in Abuja of the funeral programme of late Keshi, so they can make their own provisions too.

Recall the 'Big Boss' was given the Togolese highest national honour and citizenship after the feat.

Now this brings me close to tears....

Bros Oloye,

If you think what Keshi achieved you will be moved emotionally. This guy was a pioneer in more ways than one. It is only now that many people are beginning to understand what he did!

To be honest my dear prof,that is the way of mortals...especially amongst his own. Even the good book mentions that prophets are not honored in their own country. I hope for God's sake NFF have a flag and it is flying at half mast. And secondly i hope they are getting ready to name a stadium after him, if not in Abuja then definitely in Delta state. But i dont trust our people

[Prince]

i will expect the President or the VP to make tributes to this guy, just jokers our leaders

[kajifu]

Big Boss the real legend of SE football.

[Gunzilla]

Prefer Ghanaians to a lot of my fellow Nigerians tbh ...

[Black I Ras]

Africa must unite

[Bigpokey24]

Prefer Ghanaians to a lot of my fellow Nigerians tbh ...

Who cares what you prefer? You can move to ghana for all we care.smh

[kulu]

Class act by the Ghana FA.