NFF to decide Keshi’s fate today

The future of Nigeria’s national football team’s Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi will be determined today when the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) meets in Abuja.
Today’s meeting is the first by the Committee since the conclusion of the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil where Nigeria was eliminated in the Round of 16 by France.
NFF Head of Communication, Ademola Olajire yesterday said in a statement that among other issues, the 13-member Committee will review Nigeria’s participation in the recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.
He added that apart from Keshi’s appointment that of the other members of the technical crew will also be considered as the qualifying series for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations knock on the door, as well as deliberate on the preparation of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, for the 9th African Women Championship in Namibia in October this year.
Among other issues, the 13-member Committee is set to review Nigeria’s participation in the recently-concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, appraise the preparation of the U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Canada next month and also deliberate on Nigeria’s participation in the qualifying series for the 2015 African U-17 and African U-20 Championships.
There will also be talk on the 2014 Annual General Assembly of the Federation, which is the elective Congress, set for next month as well as the grand finale of this year’s Men and Women Federation Cup competitions, tentatively slated for Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Saturday, August 16.

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