Who’s the Boss? Keshi says Ike Uche wanted Nigeria to beg him

by Olorunwa Lawal Super Eagles head Coach, Stephen Keshi has revealed why striker, Ikechukwu Uche, has continually been left out of the national team. According to the Big boss, Uche was supposed to be part of the Super Eagles team taking on the Red Devils of Congo this weekend, but was excluded because he has... Read More

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August 29, 2014

Stephen Keshi agrees new N6million contract to continue as Super Eagles’ coach

by Mark Bassey Head coach of the Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has agreed to sign a N6million contract to stay on as gaffer of the senior male national football team. He will sign the agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation and the Sports Ministry once the NFF crisis is resolved. On the evening of Thursday,... Read More

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August 25, 2014

The Big Boss is back – Keshi reaches agreement over Super Eagles

by Mark Bassey Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has reached a temporary agreement with Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, to manage the national team for the upcoming qualifiers in September, pending the time a permanent deal will be agreed on. Both parties met on Monday, 25 August, and came to a mutual resolution that the Keshi... Read More

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August 13, 2014

Keshi says he will not sign ‘slave contract’ with Nigeria

by Mark Bassey Stephen Keshi’s representatives, have made it clear to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), that the coach will not sign what they have termed as a ‘slave contract’. The NFF said on Tuesday, that they expected the 52-year-old to put pen to paper on a contract extension this week, but his agents... Read More

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August 11, 2014

Keshi is not bothered by contract delay

by Mark Bassey Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi, has said that he is already making preparations for the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying series, even though he has not officially signed his new contract. The Big Boss is still in negotiations with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), but is widely expected to put pen... Read More

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August 7, 2014

Why Keshi may not handle Super Eagles for AFCON qualifiers next month

by Mark Bassey The Super Eagles might begin their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series under a caretaker manager, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are still locked in talks with Stephen Keshi over a new deal. Nigeria play Rwanda next month, but Keshi, who led the Eagles to winning the AFCON trophy last year,... Read More

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August 4, 2014

The Big Boss will stay on as Eagles gaffer

by Olorunwa Lawal According to African Football, Stephen Keshi has officially replied the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), confirming his decision to continue as the coach of the Super Eagles. An assistant coach submitted Keshi’s notice of acceptance at the NFF office in Abuja earlier today. Keshi’s previous contract ended following the elimination of our national... Read More

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July 30, 2014

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi to get new contract worth N7 million per month

by Emmanuel Chidiogo Head coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has been reportedly offered a new contract which will see him earn N7 million a month. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is expected to finalise the new deal next week. A top official in the NFF, who confirmed the pay increase, said... Read More

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July 28, 2014

Opinion: What does Segun Adeniyi have against Stephen Keshi?

by Deji Agbeniyi I have read and quoted Mr Adeniyi’s submission with discomfort. He doesn’t strike me like a man who would call out a popular figure like Keshi without Cogent reasons. The aftermath of the World Cup in Brazil has left Nigerian Football with all sorts of controversies. From the FIFA ban on the... Read More

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July 24, 2014

The clock is ticking – NFF will meet today to decide the way forward

by Olorunwa Lawal The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation will meet at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja today. Among other issues, the 13-member Committee is set to review Nigeria’s participation, and performance, in the recently –concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil; appraise the preparation of the U-20 Women National Team, Falconets,... Read More

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July 23, 2014

Opinion: This is how to get the Super Eagles back on track!

by Folashade Akintayo Granting coach Keshi a new contract for another four years and keeping the group while injecting new blood can only make the team better The prognosis that Nigeria – the giant of Africa will fail or succeed in its race against 31 countries to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup has now... Read More

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July 17, 2014

Minister of Sports admits Keshi’s future is in NFF’s hands

by Mark Bassey The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, has admitted that it is the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), that will ultimately decide if Stephen Keshi gets a new deal or not. The ‘Big Boss’ contract ran out after the 2014 World Cup, when he led the Super Eagles to the last 16, before they... Read More

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July 14, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: The Super Eagles’ road to the chieftaincy

by Sonala Olumhense It is no coincidence that each time we enjoy a little success, our old structural and administrative devils return to haunt us, as they have in the current FIFA suspension. Brazil did not win the 2014 World Cup into which she poured such formidable resources and emotion. Actually, I do not... Read More

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July 9, 2014

Keshi demands N10 million a month contract

by Kolapo Olapoju The Big Boss, Stephen Keshi, wants his salary doubled else he takes a long walk. Following the expiration of his contract, Nigerian Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) he would only consider a return as gaffer if his wage is doubled from N5m to N10m per... Read More

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July 2, 2014

Why I resigned as Super Eagles coach – Stephen Keshi

by Isi Esene The controversy trailing Stephen Keshi’s resignation as coach of the Super Eagles may have finally been laid to rest after he made his decision public while speaking with journalists in Brasilia, Brazil. Stephen Keshi reportedly made public his intention after the Super Eagles’ painful loss to France in the second round of the World... Read More

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June 30, 2014

#YNaijaPolls: How far will the Super Eagles go in the Brazil 2014 World Cup? (Click to vote)

After shining like a thousand stars and finally losing to Italy in the Second Round of the 1994 World Cup hosted in the United States, Nigeria has been unable to break the jinx of advancing to the Quarter Finals of the greatest footballing spectacle the world has ever seen. The opportunity to make history has... Read More

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June 29, 2014

#WorldCup: Jonathan will fly down to Brazil if Super Eagles beat France on Monday

by S’ola Filani President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that he will be part of the live audience cheering on the Super Eagles in Brazil, if they qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup – that is, if Nigeria wins the match against France in the Round of 16 tomorrow Monday June 30th, Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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June 19, 2014

Opinion: Dear Eagles, what a stiletto performance

by Olusola Akinwale The team I saw on Monday was not different from the lethargic Eagles that played against Greece and the USA prior to commencement of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The team lacked orderliness throughout the match. The Super Eagles have once again shown us that they could play for ninety minutes with... Read More

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June 17, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Stephen Keshi is the wrong coach for the World Cup

by Femi Aribisala Coaches like Keshi may be good enough to get Nigeria to win the African Cup. But they are not good enough to take us to the World Cup. This World Cup is done and dusted as far as Nigeria is concerned. We would be extremely lucky to get past the first round. There is... Read More

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June 16, 2014

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Keshi’s poor selection & 4 more things we learnt from Nigeria Vs Iran match

‘Ifreke Inyang Keshi’s selection was poor I don’t think I have ever questioned Keshi’s team selection or his tactics, but quite frankly, today it was unimpressive. For whatever reason, Odemwingie started the game from the bench, while Ahmed Musa played the entire 90 minutes. Ramon Azeez was over-awed by the occasion and now it’s... Read More

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April 13, 2014

Hello Nigeria, this is the hairstyle that’ll win us the World Cup (LOOK)

by Akan Ido As the FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws nearer Nigeria’s Super Eagles have started garnering all forms of support from Nigerians and lovers of Nigeria. One of such support is an unusual hairstyle on Olaboludele Simoyan, the author of a two in one book ‘8th wonder of the world Made in Nigeria’. Simoyan... Read More

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December 30, 2013

#YNaija2013Review: The 10 most remarkable people in 2013? Feyi Fawehinmi shares his list

by Feyi Fawehinmi When I was asked to put this list together, the theme that ran through my mind was ‘leadership’. So, with a couple of exceptions, here are ten people who impressed me with their leadership in 2013. Enrique Pena Nieto When you are elected the 57th President of Mexico,... Read More

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December 30, 2013

#YNaija2013Review: Yomi Kazeem lists 2013’s 10 top people in sports (and of course Stephen Keshi is in!)

by Yomi Kazeem In pure sporting terms, 2013 has been quite a fruitful year. As is always the case, football was the main item on the agenda and with many of the stellar highlights coming from football, the many fans of the various national teams were cheerful for most of the year as Nigeria enjoyed... Read More

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December 9, 2013

Paul Bassey: How favourable is Nigeria’s World Cup group?

by Paul Bassey I was reminded by my son that four years ago, that is how I celebrated the draw that put Nigeria in the same group with Argentina, South Korea and Greece and concluded that Argentina and the Super Eagles were going to progress in that order, yet we ended up drawing only one... Read More

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December 1, 2013

Orji Uzor Kalu: What the Eagles need for success in Brazil

by Orji Uzor Kalu Is it not preposterous, therefore, for critics to call for the hiring of a foreign technical adviser less than one year to Brazil 2014? How can any rational person do such a thing? Must we play politics with every matter under the sun? Keshi’s performance as coach is no longer a... Read More

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November 23, 2013

Opinion: Golden Eaglets victory – Lessons for Nigeria’s sports administrators

by Tayo Ogunbiyi Is it not particularly embarrassing that the NFF is reportedly owing, Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles chief coach seven months’ salary? It took the coach’s lamentation before the NFF reportedly agreed to pay him two months’ wages out of the outstanding seven being owed . To think that this is the same... Read More

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November 20, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: If Stephen Keshi were a white man we would have worshipped him (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa If Stephen Keshi were a white man, he would not be owed several months’ salaries by the country’s football federation. They’d not even dare that. If he were a white man, comparisons with Clemens Westerhof, Nigeria’s legendary coach from 1989 to 1994 would have started already. Nigeria won the African Nations’ Cup for the... Read More

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November 16, 2013

Opinion: The Super Eagles are just 90 minutes away from Brazil

by Segun Ake Stephen Keshi also seem like a boss, a man that knows what he wants and has achieved some feat at Togo (qualifying them for their first world cup but he did not take them to the world cup as he fell out with the Togolese FA). The Super Eagles of Nigeria are... Read More

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November 5, 2013

Femi Aribisala: Who says Nigeria will not win the 2014 World Cup?

by Femi Aribisala What needs to be done? In the short-term; Nigeria needs to get a world-class foreign coach. Stephen Keshi reigned supreme at the African Cup of Nations, but by the time we featured at the Confederations Cup in Brazil, he was completely out-foxed. Keshi does not have what it takes to tactically outsmart... Read More

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October 18, 2013

Onochie Anibeze: Brazil 2014 – The next thing Nigeria needs to do

by Onochie Anibeze And before we get to Brazil, Keshi must be bold to take some brilliant and courageous steps to make his team stronger. We have the potential to shine in Brazil but we must appreciate our shortcomings and correct them. I received many messages especially in the first half of the game. Nigerians could... Read More

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