Stephen Keshi has said
that he is already preparing for the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers even though he is yet to formalise his contract extension.
Keshi is still in negotiations with the NFF, although he is expected to sign a new contract this week, but he told Sporting Life he was already speaking to his players.
“All the players are ready for the qualifiers. I am very much in touch with the players. I have called virtually all of them, and they have all expressed their readiness to honour the invitation immediately the time comes.
“The good thing is that the leagues would start before the match, and also virtually all of them are on pre-season tour with their clubs, which makes it easy for us relating to the issue of fitness,” Keshi said.
After the success of his first two years, Keshi pointed out that his second coming would be geared towards consolidation.
“Our building processes continue. In this new phase, we are now going to consolidate on whatever gains we had the last time. The areas we had lapses, we are going to fortify them, and be able to give Nigerians a very strong team that they can always be proud of.”
With reports claiming he was bound for South Africa after the World Cup, Keshi said that was only a possibility as long as Nigeria did not offer him a recall.
“I would only have considered other options if my employers NFF never needed my services. But as long as serving Nigeria is there, any other option can wait no matter the amount of money. I have sacrificed for the country as a player, so, why would I go back now,” he said.