►A one time member of the board of the Nigeria Football Federation, Emmanuel Ibru has said that the disengagement of Super Eagles caretaker coach, Stephen Keshi by the Nigeria Football Federation was a necessity. In a chat with Sunday Chat212 Sport in Lagos, Ibru said Keshi’s sack has provided the country with an opportunity to start afresh.
►“Keshi’s disengagement was bound to come. It was unfortunate that the whole country was calling for his sack. It had reached such a stage that it became necessary for the NFF to put him away in order to concentrate on the task ahead,” Ibru said.
Continuing, Ibru noted, “The call for his sack had become too loud that it was already causing a lot of distraction to both the NFF and Keshi himself. It was good he was laid off when they did so that he would be at peace with himself. His continuous stay would not have been good for either side.”
Now that the Keshi factor was out of the way, Ibru said it is an opportunity for the NFF to plan on his replacement and how to take Nigerian football to the next level.
“They must go for the best hands. But what they should ask themselves is, what kind of coach do they want? What is in place to make him succeed?”
On the new consortium of coaches headed by Amodu Shaibu for the remaining two matches of the 2015 Afcon qualifiers, he said, “Amodu has a decent record with the national team and he has been around for sometime. But it would be unfair to give Amodu a mandate that he must qualify for the Nations Cup.
►“Keshi’s disengagement was bound to come. It was unfortunate that the whole country was calling for his sack. It had reached such a stage that it became necessary for the NFF to put him away in order to concentrate on the task ahead,” Ibru said.
Continuing, Ibru noted, “The call for his sack had become too loud that it was already causing a lot of distraction to both the NFF and Keshi himself. It was good he was laid off when they did so that he would be at peace with himself. His continuous stay would not have been good for either side.”
Now that the Keshi factor was out of the way, Ibru said it is an opportunity for the NFF to plan on his replacement and how to take Nigerian football to the next level.
“They must go for the best hands. But what they should ask themselves is, what kind of coach do they want? What is in place to make him succeed?”
On the new consortium of coaches headed by Amodu Shaibu for the remaining two matches of the 2015 Afcon qualifiers, he said, “Amodu has a decent record with the national team and he has been around for sometime. But it would be unfair to give Amodu a mandate that he must qualify for the Nations Cup.
