You Need To Read The 6 Revealing Reasons Why NFF Sacked Steven Keshi

The termination of Stephen Keshi’s contract as Super Eagles coach came as a surprise to many. However, insiders believe that he must have seen it coming. Below are six reasons why the Nigerian Football Federation sacked him;

1. The removal of Keshi’s presidency godfather
Keshi was well protected by former President Goodluck Jonathan and had links with DSS DG Ekpenyong. So, it was not a co-incidence that barely 48 hours after Ekpeyong was removed by President Muhammadu Buhari, Keshi was fired. The shield had been removed; the once powerless NFF could strike. And they did.

2. Keshi shot himself in the foot with Cote d’Ivoire application
If the NFF were looking for an excuse to get rid of Keshi, he just handed it to them on a plate. They were never going to pass up the opportunity.

3. Pinnick is an advocate for foreign coaches
Apparently, if NFF President Amaju Pinnick had his way, all the national teams would be handled by foreign coaches.

4. Keshi had too many enemies
After winning 2013 AFCON, Keshi started taking up battles with anyone who had a contrary opinion. He fought most of the press, his assistant coach Daniel Amokachi and, crucially, probably had no friends on the NFF board.

5. Performances on the pitch did not help Keshi’s cause.
Even Keshi’s staunchest supporters would agree that the team has not played well since winning AFCON in 2013. They did the barest minimum at the World Cup, where they won only one of four games, and were embarrassingly abject in failing to qualify for the 2015 AFCON.

6. Keshi’s endless rebuilding and dismantling of Super Eagles
Excessive experimentation with players is believed to have eventually led to failure to qualify to the AFCON 2015.