Keshi resigns

The Nigerian coach has submitted his
resignation to the Nigerian Football
Federation, after a dramatic falling out,
and states that he will not change his
mind
The Nigerian football fraternity was dealt
with a huge blow on Monday evening, when
their coach Stephen Keshi announced his
resignation from his job as the coach of the
national team, just less than 24 hours after
he guided the Super Eagles to Afcon glory at
the National Stadium.
Keshi claims that he was sacked prior to
their quarterfinal clash against Ivory Coast,
because apparently the Nigerian Football
Federation booked a plane back to Nigeria
as soon as they found out that they will play
Ivory Coast.
However, Keshi claimed on Metro FM that he
heard about the arrangement made by the
NFF after the Mali game, and that he did not
want to take it to mind as it would have
affected his teams preparations.
Keshi’s resignation letter still has to be
discussed by the NFF, and the coach says he
is unlikely to change his mind, because he
believes that NFF did not trust and respect
his tactics as a coach.
The coach did tell icgoal.com a few days
before the final, that he would ' pack his
bags and leave' if he felt he was not wanted,
and it is a surprising turn of events after the
coach was highly praised from all quarters.