Sack Keshi, others now – Ex-sports minister FORMER Minister of Sports, Dr. Sa’idu Sumaila Sambawa has advised the Nigeria Football Federation not to renew the contract of Coach Stephen Keshi or any of the other coaches currently in the technical crew of the national team. Sambawa who was speaking in a television interview in Abuja aired Tuesday, said his advice was informed by the need to get a technically sound coach who would chart a new course for the national team. In his view, the NFF should advertise the vacant position of the national team coach in national and international newspapers so as to open the process of getting a replacement for out-of-contract Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi. “Anybody form anywhere, who is qualified and meet the requirements can apply,” the former Minister said, adding, “it does not matter if the new coach comes from Ghana or Nigeria, whether he is black or white, let a competent hand be employed.” Continuing, Sambawa said, “what we need now is a technically sound and well remunerated coach. We don’t want a coach who will be taking money from players before he invites them to camp, share their allowances before fielding them. We need a sound comfortable coach who can instill discipline in the team and can call off players’ bluff when they feel bigger than the team.” A weak coach would only make matters worse, the former minister reasoned, saying, “we don’t want a coach who will field a player from Bayelsa because the President is from Bayelsa.”
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:49:45 +0000
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