The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has
announced the termination of the appointment of Stephen Keshi as
the Head Coach of the Senior National soccer team, the Super Eagles.
A statement by the NFF Executive Committee on Saturday
said this decision was made, “having thoroughly reviewed the reports/findings
of the NFF Disciplinary Committee and NFF Technical and Development Committee.”
It added that in taking the decision, the committee
reviewed the actions and inactions of Keshi, in the performance of his duties
as the Eagles’ Head Coach in which, “we found to lack the required commitment
to achieve the federation’s objectives as set out in the coach’s employment
contract’’.
The statement adds: “to this end and pursuant to the
provisions of Clause 4.3 of the Employment Contract between Mr Stephen Keshi
and the NFF (The Contract) and the various clauses therein, the Nigeria
Football Federation has decided to exercise its option to summarily terminate
the employment contract of Mr Stephen Keshi with the Federation with immediate
effect.”
It said the termination was “without prejudice to the
settlement of any existing and due financial obligations between the NFF and
Keshi’’.
The statement quoting its 1st Vice-President, Seyi
Akinwunmi, on behalf of executive committee, assured Nigerians, “the
decision was not taken lightly or with any prejudice, but in the ultimate
interest of Nigerian football”.
The officials then thanked Keshi for his services to the
country and wished him the very best in his future endeavours.
The statement said in the interim, the Eagles’ team
affairs would be jointly managed by Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf and
the Technical Directorate of the federation, headed by Coach Shaibu
Amodu, until it named in due course a new Head Coach.
Over the last two weeks the federation had through its
technical commiittee, been investigating Keshi over allegations that he was one
of the many coaches that applied to fill the vacant position of Chief Coach of
the Ivorian Senior National team, the Elephants of Coted’Ivoire.
Keshi was said to have denied applying for the job.
Keshi’s name was conspicuously missing in a short list of five being considered
for the job that Ivorian FA released earlier in the week.
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