Why Nigeria Should Celebrate Keshi

SPORT NEWS FROM NIGERIA

Amaju was reacting to the remarks of
sports promoter, Martin Osaile who said
that Keshi had reached his limit and might
not offer Nigeria more than he did at the
last Nations Cup in South Africa where
Nigeria won the cup 19 years after they
did so in Tunisia. Amaju said the following:
Coach Stephen Keshi has
“It is fundamentally wrong to assume that

Keshi has reached his limit. Keshi should
not be condemned but celebrated. He has
been on duty for only two years and
within this period we won the Nations Cup,
something we were doing under an
indigenous coach for the first time.

Everybody is celebrating Alex Ferguson for
the feat he achieved with Manchester
United.
But how many years did he work before
he won his first trophy? Martin Osaile
wants Osaze back to the Eagles. I don’t
have anything against that. But we won
the Nations Cup without Osaze.

We all know that Osaze has a history of
clashes with coaches. He had problems
with Amodu, Lagerback, Siasia and now
Keshi. Indiscipline or impunity is not a
synonym for heroism. Has Osaze changed?
Does he respect the coach?

Even in Europe he quarrels with his
managers. What will become of the Eagles
if he returns to the team without
changing? Keshi should stand tall for the
decisions he has been taking.
He exposes unknown players and with
time they will get it right. You can imagine

Egwuekwe of Warri Wolves playing against
Inesta of Barcelona. Keshi should be
supported. Delta State will support him 100
per cent. In Brazil, his boys made some
defensive mistakes and conceded goals.

He should be allowed to learn from those
mistakes. At the Nations Cup he fielded the
likes of Sunday Mba and Godfrey
Oboabona and I doubt if Nigeria would
have won the Nations Cup without the local
boys that he introduced. The coaches
before him couldn’t do that.

Osaile might have some points but he
should have channeled them to Keshi and
not to attack him publicly. I did not believe
in Keshi before the Nations Cup. And I told
him when we met. But he had a superior
argument over the points I raised and he
later proved me wrong.
During the Nations Cup, we saw the Eagles
play with rhythm for the first time in a
very long time. There was link from the
defence to midfield and from there to
attack. I think that we should celebrate
Keshi. On the issue of marketing players
which Osaile alleged, my question is which
coach does not sell players?

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