The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has moved to renew the contract of Super Eagle’s headcoach, Stephen Keshi, who has equally expressed his desire to coach the National team as far as his contract and working conditions improve.
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Coach Stephen Keshi has revealed he wishes to finish what he has started and so his desire to extend his contract with Nigeria.
“I met with Deji Tinubu in Lagos before heading out for the US to see my family.
“It’s my country, I am ready to serve. I have started something I would love to finish.”
Keshi quickly added the working conditions for his new deal have to be better than what he had previously.
“But I cannot work the way I worked last time, it’s not possible! All my staff, no!no!!no!! We have to be professional, everybody has to do what they are supposed to do,” he said.
“I cannot be paying another staff salary, when I am not the Nigeria Football Federation. We will see how it goes. If the conditions are met, we will be there, no wahala.”
In the meantime, the NFF have disclosed that they will forward a letter of intent for contract renewal this week to Keshi.
Head of a three-man committee for Keshi’s contract renewal, Deji Tinubu, who discussed with Keshi last week in Lagos, said: “We have made tremendous progress.
“We will first send a letter of our intent for a renewal of his contract and expect a reply from him as quickly as possible.
“This would allow us to start working on the terms of contract. We would have our terms and we know he would have his terms, but we would be working in such a way that we would arrive at an agreeable term that would suit both parties and then hopefully he signs.
“We can’t put a time limit on this, but we hope we are done with it as quick as possible considering that we have a game in September.”