NFF set date for appointment Keshi Successor after breach of contract

Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi has told www.footballlive.ng that a substantive coach for the Super Eagles will be named in a week or two.

    

According to him, Nigerians should be a bit patient while also noting that the NFF has not decided whether the coach to be announced will be local or foreign.

The NFF announce on Saturday it had parted ways with 2013 AFCON winning Coach Stephen Keshi for a breach of contract.  

Former Coach Amodu Shuaibu and assistant Salisu Yusuf has been given the job to take charge as a caretaker.

NFF appoints keshi assistant Quietly

Former Pillars and Enyimba Coach Salisu Yusuf returns to the National team Job as an Assistant to Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi.
       
The Nigeria Football Federation subtly appoint Salisu Yusuf as the Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles according to reports by footballlive.ng   ending his long anticipated as the most senior member of the back room staff.

Yusuf who had spells with the two top Premier League clubs, Kano Pillars and Enyimba FC is expected to resume immediately.

The announcement was made by the Federation on its social media platform on Thursday along with a list of 26 invited home-base players expected to kick-start the team's camping programme ahead of next month's 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad," Per NFF.

Meanwhile, nothing was said about ex International Daniel Amokachi; who was relieved of his duties as interim Coach as soon as Keshi was re-appointed.