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Post by sunday on Oct 21, 2014 8:49:47 GMT
The memory of Ahmed Musa running towards Stephen Keshi after scoring that goal against Sudan in Abuja still lingers in the minds of Nigerians. One can imagine that he must have whispered something like "Boss! I just saved your job". Unfortunately, two goals from the Nigerian forward were not enough to save the coach as Keshi was sacked the next morning. One suspects that will affect morale of players like Musa, Juwon Oshaniwa, Ogenyi Onazi, Emmanuel Emenike and a couple of others. I know a lot of people have for long agitated the dismissal of the former Nigerian football team coach, but I don't think it is the "best" thing to do, especially at a point when all the Super Eagles have left is two qualifying matches. Sometimes, it’s easy to wonder if it's really Keshi's fault that Nigeria lack good playmakers ever since the retirement of Jay-Jay Okocha. Is he also to blame for the decline of John Obi Mikel? Sometimes, it’s easy to wonder if it's Keshi's fault that Nigeria’s players can't create chances with set pieces when the players don't even make it to camp on time. Sometimes, I wonder if Nigeria's football problems are more to do with the coaches than the available Nigerian footballers and the bad football structure that has not been able to build and groom class players here in Nigeria. Read more m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/5313401?ICID=HP_HN_4
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