Keshi dismisses NFF's foreign 'help' - NFF insists on it

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Keshi dismisses NFF's foreign 'help'
by George Akpayen 06 February 2014, 09:11
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Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, has refused to accept an offer of a foreign assistant ahead of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil this June.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had met with the current African Coach of the Year recently and proposed a foreign assistant to him which he turned down.

The football federation even proposed to Keshi to pick any foreign assistant of his choice and it will foot the expenses including the salaries.

Instead Keshi, 52, demanded that the Nigeria football house reinstate one of his former assistants and former teammates, Sylvanus Okpala, who was sacked after the Super Eagles won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

"Stephen Keshi was offered the chance to choose a foreign assistant, who will work under him but he made it clear he was fine with his current assistants and backroom staff. The federation did this because they felt Keshi needed additional assistant.

"But Keshi said he wanted one of his assistants, Sylvanus Okpala, to be recalled. The federation told him Okpala can't be recalled because he was sacked for insubordination," spokesman of the NFF Technical Committee, Paul Bassey, said on a television programme on Wednesday.

Keshi is currently working with Daniel Amokachi, Ike Shorunmu and Valere Houandinou as his assistants.

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[elerineye]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

[oloye]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

That was the excuse at the time..but when one of the state government volunteered to pay his bills so they can retain him, they raised the issue to another level. They are simply punishing Okpalla..nothing to do with funds. It was part of their efforts to cage Keshi and render him ineffective.

[Ayo Akinfe]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

[elerineye]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

That was the excuse at the time..but when one of the state government volunteered to pay his bills so they can retain him, they raised the issue to another level. They are simply punishing Okpalla..nothing to do with funds. It was part of their efforts to cage Keshi and render him ineffective.

"Nigeria we hail thee"

[elerineye]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

I won't put stuff like this beyond the NFF...

[oloye]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

So you dont know this is the WC year or are you pretendeing not to be aware that there will be PTF money for WC? These guys are way too clever for many Nigerians... . They cannot sack Keshi but they can still make a case for PTF money and how to chopulate it.

[Ebyboy]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

So you dont know this is the WC year or are you pretendeing not to be aware that there will be PTF money for WC? These guys are way too clever for many Nigerians... . They cannot sack Keshi but they can still make a case for PTF money and how to chopulate it.

They can make a case for PTF money all they want.
They should just leave Keshi and the SE out of it.
No additional foreign assistants.

[highbury]

Kai, such a filth of an organization-NFF

[mcal]

...thieves!!! When I term them thieves some will look at my comment with jaundice eyes

[Damunk]

Who is Valere Houandinou?

[wanaj0]

Who is Valere Houandinou?

Keshi's foreign assistant.

[Gotti]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

The Anambra State govt offered to pick up the tab for Syllvanus Okpalla...

[Eaglezbeak]

Ayo has a point,the NFF had problems paying their head coach & now they are talking of paying a foreign coach how's this possible?

[realtrouble]

Who is Valere Houandinou?

Houandinou’s relationship with Keshi dates back to the 1980s when he played alongside with the ‘Big Boss’ at defunct club, ACB. The Togolese has become not just a friend of Keshi but a close confidant and has worked with Keshi during his days at Togo and Mali. Back then at ACB, Houandinou was known as Rivelino.

[walesvilla]

This is nonsense article George Akpayen & supersports I will only believe if KOC confirms same on his website- nothing is adding up for me.

insubordination or no insubordination ( only God knows what this means) if Nff honestly want to support and help Keshi his request must be met and Okpala recalled simple.

[Gotti]

Ayo has a point,the NFF had problems paying their head coach & now they are talking of paying a foreign coach how's this possible?

Because the NFF would pay a FC before they pay anyone else - heck, even before the pay their NEPA bills!

[Metho scorpion]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

That was the excuse at the time..but when one of the state government volunteered to pay his bills so they can retain him, they raised the issue to another level. They are simply punishing Okpalla..nothing to do with funds. It was part of their efforts to cage Keshi and render him ineffective.

...pls kindly provide the source bro. you have given a very strong reason...from your information, is it Okpalla that makes Keshi effective all the while?
...even after the CAF champs, Keshi is still proving and demonstrating to be a man of effectiveness without Okpalla...
...if they are punishing Okpalla just as you mentioned, don't you think he must have done something...? Lets be very clear here, NFA might have their own dirtiness...but most of all the people that works directly or indirectly does have own dubious agenda too...they are not saint...

[Ayo Akinfe]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

The Anambra State govt offered to pick up the tab for Syllvanus Okpalla...

I know but the NFF turned down the offer saying it would not be able to control Okpalla if they were not paying him. As things stand, the NFF does not have the funds to pay its staff and even at Chan in South Africa, it was Bolaji Abdullahi who came to their rescue.

Members of the NFF staff, including secretary Musa Ahmadu are still owed salary arrears, so talk of hiring someone new just does not cut it with me. It was the presidency that cleared Keshi's arrears, so unless the NFF have suddenly found a pot of gold from somewhere, how will they pay this new coach?

[GUEST]

NFF just want to see 1 Oyinbo Man on the Sideline...

Keshi Need Physical Trainers--We are Told..

Keshi Need another PowerPointers to Template Nigerian Game Plan..Hmmmmm

Inferiority Complex no good...

[Ayo Akinfe]

I thought Okpala was sacked for lack of funds?

Abi ooooo. This story looks totally made up. Where will the NFF get the funds to hire a foreign assistant from?

Maigari is still owing his staff, so talk of him hiring a foreign coach is just delusional. Please ignore the story.

So you dont know this is the WC year or are you pretendeing not to be aware that there will be PTF money for WC? These guys are way too clever for many Nigerians... . They cannot sack Keshi but they can still make a case for PTF money and how to chopulate it.

Oloye but have they got the funds already? Unless they have, they cannot talk of hiring a new member of staff and fiddling the figures.

[Eaglezbeak]

Ayo has a point,the NFF had problems paying their head coach & now they are talking of paying a foreign coach how's this possible?

Because the NFF would pay a FC before they pay anyone else - heck, even before the pay their NEPA bills!

And therein lies the problem,these guys are simpletons & their colonial mindset keeps them from adding to our present progress because they don't believe!

[Damunk]

Who is Valere Houandinou?

Houandinou’s relationship with Keshi dates back to the 1980s when he played alongside with the ‘Big Boss’ at defunct club, ACB. The Togolese has become not just a friend of Keshi but a close confidant and has worked with Keshi during his days at Togo and Mali. Back then at ACB, Houandinou was known as Rivelino.

Gracias.