The President General, Nigerian Football and other Sports Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, has called on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to finally put to rest the issue of out-of-contract coach, Stephen Keshi by offering a take it or leave it contract.
Ladipo, while addressing journalist in Abuja yesterday noted that the delay in signing a new deal with Keshi is counter-productive stressing that an end to this aspect will help realign the Eagles for the task ahead.
His words: “Let those conditions as the NFF would want be made open to Keshi, let the two parties- the employer and the employee- put pen to paper and itemize those conditions that will bring in a good situation that could be sustained for us to have a good Super Eagles.
“But like I said before now Stephen Keshi needs to get attached to one or two other teams in Europe for about two or three months because such attachment will help him, no matter how good he may be by the time he goes there and stay like three months he will be a better coach and would be able to come back and impact on the players what he must have learnt”.
He also spoke on the administrative crisis wrecking Nigerian football, warning those still fanning the embers of war to have a rethink in the overall interest of the game that has effectively engaged a lot of Nigerian youths.
“I believe that the crisis should be put to rest and anybody that is planning to fight again is certainly not doing so for the sake of Nigeria.”
May be he is doing so for his or her selfish reasons which we will not want to happen. Election has come and gone we should allow those there now to do their job, four years is not eternity,” he appealed.
However, he has also called on the Eagles’ gaffer to head for a fresher course preferably in one top European club.
He argued that spending about three months in a top European side will help him update himself on the modern technicalities of the game, stressing that such refresher course will help him become a better coach.
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