The Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has said that he did not have to wait for a formal contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, before coming back to his job because of the pleas from respected Nigerians.
“I had to bow to the persuasive power of respected Nigerians who are ‘big authorities’, he told journalists at a media parley with journalists at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifying encounter with DR Congo tomorrow, Saturday at U.J. Esuene Stadium.
“First of all, this is my own country. If I had no love and concern for the national football team, the Super Eagles I would not bother to fly down here from the United States of America and nobody would have forced me. I decided on my own to come and groom the team for the AFCON qualifying matches against DR Congo and South Africa. This is because some very good and respected Nigerians frankly talked to me.”
He stressed that it is out of patriotism and respect he has for those Nigerians that he came.
The Big Boss, as he is fondly called, lamented that there have been a lot of interference in his job and would like that such be curtailed so that he can concentrate and perform better.
Keshi said: “It is important that I am allowed to do my work well without unnecessary interference. They should stop coming into my job and I will not interfere in another man’s work.” (PM News)
