24th July, 2014
Taiwo Adelu
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has mandated its technical subcommittee to open discussion with the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi on a possible renewal of his contract which expired after the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The decision on Keshi was taken after the committee impeached erstwhile president, Alhaji Aminu Maigari during a meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
A communiqué of the meeting signed by Chief Emeka Inyama says “the Executive Committee has mandated the technical subcommittee to open channels of communication with Keshi with a view to extending his contract, as the NFF is still interested in working with him. The sub-committee is to report back to the Executive Committee within a
week.
“The Committee mandated the NFF management to proceed with discussions with a number of African countries with the view to seeing the Super Eagles playing a friendly match on FIFA window of Wednesday, 13 August, as part of preparations for the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches.
“The committee expressed satisfaction with all arrangements so far made for the different national teams, namely; Falconets, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets ahead of important international matches and
qualifying games, and also directed the technical subcommittee to meet in a few days to harmonise all arrangements in this regard.”
It was also agreed at the meeting that 2014 Men and Women Federation Cup competitions will hold as scheduled in Lagos on Saturday, 16 August, while the planned Elective Congress/General Assembly of the NFF will still hold as scheduled on Tuesday, 26 August.
Meanwhile, an Emergency Congress of the NFF will be convened in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Thursday, 31 July, to ratify the impeachment of Maigari from the NFF Executive Committee.
“Henceforth, all financial issues with players and officials must be thoroughly deliberated upon and agreed ahead of major matches and competitions, to avoid the kind of embarrassment brought upon the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, when players boycotted training sessions before the Round of 16 match against
France,” the communiqué read.
At the meeting after Maigari’s impeachment, were Chief Mike Umeh (Acting President); Emeka Inyama (member); Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyedinma (member); Chief Effiong Johnson (member); Barr. Christopher Green (Member); Shehu Adamu (member); Alhaji Muazu Suleyman (member); Mr. Ayodeji Tinubu (Member); Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed ‘Fresh’ (member); Chief
Felix Anyansi Agwu (member); Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande (member) and Secretary general Musa Ahmadu.