Christian Chukwu, a member of the NFF’s Technical Committee has blamed Stephen Keshi for not informing the committee of the injury concerns involving some of the players named in Nigeria’s provisional squad for this summer’s World Cup.
Speaking at the weekend, Chukwu stated that it is the responsibility of the coach to ascertain the level of fitness of his players after the likes of; team captain Joseph Yobo, Ahmed Musa, Nnamdi Oduamadi and Uche Nwofor were revealed to still be nursing injuries.
“The coach (Keshi) never informed us that some of the players are injured and it is not our job to verify the fitness of the players,” Chukwu who is a former coach of the Super Eagles said.
“We have agreed with him on the list and there is nothing anybody can do now as the list has been submitted to Fifa. We can only manage a crisis if there is any.”
The former Enugu Rangers coach and captain was however optimistic that Stephen Keshi will be able to raise a formidable squad of 23 fit players before June 2, when the final list is expected to be submitted to Fifa.
“I know we will have 23 fit players to play for us in Brazil because the coach will ensure they are fit,” he said. (kickoffnigeria)
