Eagles coach: Ike confused, Oliha backs Keshi

Former Super Eagles captain
Former internationals – Ike Shorunmu and Thompson Oliha have bared their minds on who should be appointed the next coach of the Super Eagles.

Former internationals Steven Keshi and teammate Samson Siasia have been shortlisted for the job.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, while Oliha favours Keshi for the job, Shorunmu is undecided on the issue.

Former Eagles goalkeeper Shorunmu admitted that both coaches were the best Nigerian coaches at the moment.

He refused to stick his neck out on who of the pair should be the next Eagles coach.

He added, “I will not want to stick my neck out on this dicey issue because both of them are close to me.

“Ideally, I would have preferred having the two of them working together to tinker our national team, but this combination has its own drawback.

“At the end of the day, our football stands to benefit from this long awaited appointment of the chief coach.”

Oliha said Keshi was his man for the job.

He said, “Without mincing words, I feel the job should be given to Keshi because of his overwhelming experience as a player and coach.”



“Siasia is also a good coach but Keshi is my preferred candidate for the job

“Please leave me out of this debate, I have nothing to say on this matter,‘‘ he said.

Joseph Dosu, goalkeeper of the Atlanta Olympics gold medal winning squad, told NAN either of them was capable of doing the job if given the nod by the NFA.

“I believe that the best candidate should be given the job of the chief coach of the Super Eagles.”

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Etim rejects Keshi, backs Siasia

ETIM ESIN
Ex-international Etim Esin is backing the choice of former Flying Eagles coach Samson Siasia for the Super Eagles ahead of Stephen Keshi.

Etim told our correspondent on the telephone of Sunday that both coaches shortlisted by the Nigerian Football Federation are good, considering their different experiences. But he would prefer Siasia because of his record in age-grade competitions with Nigeria.

Esin said, ”Though we were teammates back then in Belgium and of course in the national team but I prefer Siasia because I believe he is more grounded in Nigerian football than Keshi.

”Siasia can help develop our football even from the grass roots and we have seen him with both the U-23 and U-20 teams. I hope they can give him the chance to transform the Eagles the same way.

He added, ”Unlike what some people are suggesting, I doubt if Keshi and Siasia can work together. They both have ego and are confident in their jobs.”

Esin commended the Nigeria Football Federation for changing its decision to throw open the job, saying it would not allow confusion to set in.

Coach Austin Eguavoen is currently the stand-in coach for the Eagles but the new coach is expected to assume duties on December 1.

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Messi attends training session ahead of match against FC Copenhagen

Barcelona's Dani Alves (L) waits as teammates Lionel Messi (C) and Sergio Busquets stretch during a training session at Parken stadium in Copenhagen November 1, 2010. Barcelona will play FC Copenhagen in a Champions League Group D match in Copenhagen on November 2. 

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FIFA confirm World Cup decision date to go ahead as planned

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed the voting process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will go ahead as planned.

 

FIFA have confirmed they will retain the December date to announce who will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals after the bidding process was dogged by allegations of corruption. FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed the decision will be revealed as planned on December 2 despite two committee members being suspended for allegedly offering to sell their votes.
But he did acknowledge his idea of having the two processes running at the same time was flawed -- something he said he took full responsibility for.
"We are five weeks from the final decision so there was never a question of changing anything," Blatter told a press conference. "So on December 2 the FIFA executive committee will decide in a secret ballot the hosts for 2018 and 2022."

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Ronaldo double rescues Real Madrid; Milan crash to Juventus defeat

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 times in his last four La Liga outings for Real Madrid.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued their hot goalscoring runs as Real Madrid and Barcelona moved ominously clear of their La Liga rivals in Spain on Saturday night. Ronaldo followed up his four strikes from last weekend with another two as Real came from behind to beat Hercules 3-1 and stay a point clear of second-placed champions Barcelona.
Third-placed Villarreal trail Real by four points ahead of Sunday's trip to Sporting Gijon.
Real, held 0-0 by third-division Murcia in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, looked like suffering another humiliation after going behind only three minutes into the game in Alicante -- the first time the Galacticos have trailed in Jose Mourinho's first season as coach.

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