Keshi set for improved Nigeria deal
Abuja (AFP) - The Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF) confirmed on Wednesday they are finalising a
new deal for national coach Stephen Keshi.
Following
an executive committee meeting in Abuja the NFF said in a statement
they have approved that acting president Mike Umeh call an emergency
meeting to ensure Keshi's re–engagement "within the shortest possible
time".
It is believed that Keshi will receive an improved contract
of 7 million Naira (over $44,000) a month, up from his current five
million Naira.
Keshi took over
in 2011 and his first contract ended after the World Cup. 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.
Keshi's immediate assignment would be 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 advancing to January's
Nations Cup in Morocco.
Meanwhile,
the NFF said that an extraordinary congress will no longer take place
on Thursday as planned because of "unforeseen circumstances" and
promised a new date.
During
the executive committee meeting Musa Amadu was confirmed as NFF general
secretary, while changes were made to the electoral and appeal
committees.
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