Stephen Keshi on Tuesday in Abuja finally sealed a new two-year deal as Super Eagles coach after a long battle with the Nigeria Football Federation that spanned several months, over a contractual renewal.
The former Nigeria captain, who is in his third spell with the national team, was first named coach of the Eagles in 2011 but his contract with the team ended after their second round elimination from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
He managed the team on an interim basis during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the Eagles failed to qualify and defend their title in Equatorial Guinea.
Keshi was given the boot by the Nigeria Football Federation during the AFCON qualifiers but was reportedly reinstated on the orders of the Presidency.
His assistant, Daniel Amokachi, took charge of the squad in the last four friendly matches played by the team. Keshi was handed a contract renewal — that insisted he must monitor players in the local league — in February but he described it as a “slave contract”, which sparked another row between him and the federation.
The latest row between the coach and his employers occurred when Keshi granted an Abuja radio station an interview, saying NFF boss Pinnick Amaju lied when he said the football body had paid the Eagles’ coaching crew all their salaries and allowances.
However, Keshi has now demanded a fresh start as he begins a third sojourn in charge of the national team.
“This is the time for us to come together to fight for this nation. I am begging you all to please put the past behind and let’s start afresh,” he said.
NFF technical committee chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu said Keshi’s return as coach is ‘a new beginning’.
“The entire NFF board has absolute confidence in the capacity of Stephen Keshi to take the Super Eagles to new heights. We plead with Nigerians to see this as a new beginning and support Keshi.”
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