Keshi To Lose Eagles Job

According to Tidesports
sources, Stephen Keshi will be asked to quit and already the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has begun shopping for an immediate replacement.
Sudan dealt Nigeria a major blow to qualify for next year’s AFCON in Morocco after they stunned the African champions 1-0 in Khartoum on Saturday.
Nigeria will now need to win their remaining three matches at home against Sudan and South Africa and away in Congo to have any mathematical chance of advancing to the 2015 AFCON.
“The new NFF has already decided to sack Keshi and they are already shopping for a replacement for the coach,” a very top official informed our source.
“What I cannot readily tell is whether it is with immediate effect or that will be after the Sudan reverse fixture on Wednesday as the games are too close to each other.”
Keshi, 52, does not have a contract with the NFF after his initial three-year deal ran out after the World Cup in Brazil.
He led Nigeria to win a third Nations Cup last year and guided the Super Eagles to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup in Brazil.
But he has lost the core of his dressing room after publicised rows with the likes of Enmanuel Emenike, Osaze Odemwingie and Ikechukwu Uche.
And his record in his last 11 games has left for a very poor reading – lost five, drawn five and won one.
“The boys did not play for their coach (vs Sudan), and he should now know what to do,” said Larry Izamoje, owner of Nigeria’s all-sports radio Brila FM.
Most fans have equally demanded for the dismissal of the coach since the disappointing loss in Sudan.
A fan, Mike Johnson said that Keshi has nothing more to offer.
“After watching Eagles against Congo and South Africa, I concluded that Eagles are going down but when I watched them against Sudan, I know that is the end of Keshi era because I saw no touch of technical input in the team,” Johnson lamented.
“The performance of the team was an eye sore. Keshi should be sent away from the team.”
Another fan, Tunji Ayinde, said, “Keshi has shown he is not capable of leading the Eagles any more.
“He has problems with many players. He doesn’t have a pattern of play. Who is the defensive midfielder in his team, and no wingers, except Ahmed Musa, what formation is he using? How does he expect goals to come? He should go, I beg.”