Nigeria ready to renew Keshi contract
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, announced on Thursday
they are set to begin talks with coach Stephen Keshi over a new contract.
Keshi took over as coach in 2011 and his first contract
ended after the World Cup in Brazil .
He has since been linked with the vacant South Africa post.
The 52-year-old led Nigeria
to the round of 16 in Brazil
after guiding the Super Eagles to a third Africa Cup of Nations title in South Africa
last year.
"The executive committee mandated the technical
sub-committee to open channels of communication with Mr. Stephen Keshi with a
view to extending his contract, as the NFF is still interested in working with
him," a statement issued by the NFF on Thursday read.
"The technical sub-committee is to report back to the
executive committee within a week."
It is now expected Keshi will be given a new deal with his
immediate assignment being the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, which
begin in September.
Defending champions Nigeria
are in a qualifying group with South Africa ,
Sudan and either Congo or Rwanda
with the top two teams advancing to January's Nations Cup in Morocco .
Meanwhile, the NFF said they plan a warm-up match for the
qualifiers on August 13.
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