Nigerian fans across the world sat up, took notice and gave their two
cents on the NFF’s decision to dismiss the Big Boss; here’s the best of
your comments
Once again the Nigerian Football Federation have parted ways with
Stephen Keshi .
The Big Boss’s successes—notably the Africa Cup of Nations victory in
2013—cannot be taken away from him, but over the subsequent year,
the coach has lost his lustre.
Admittedly, the NFF have been guilty of mistreating the manager at
times, but a combination of Keshi’s off-field disputes and the on-field
decline hardly helped him ahead of this latest controversy.
There was an element of farce about his appearance on the shortlist for
the available Cote d’Ivoire job…but sadly, it wasn’t surprising. Keshi
has struggled to shake the reputation of a man who puts his own
success and his own prominence ahead of others, and even though he
vehemently denied it, there will still be considerable portions of the
Nigerian fanbase that can too easily believe that the coach saw an
opportunity to move onto better things.
For the Glass House chiefs, it was one indiscretion and one misstep too
many. He may have (eventually) been forgiven for missing out on the
2015 Afcon, and the victory against Chad may at least have given
some hope for a return to past glories, but ultimately, the Ivorian
scandal has cost Keshi to right the wrongs of 2014.
Naturally, his dismissal generated much discussion and comment on
Twitter.
Here are the best of your opinions and insight over the days since the
news broke.
The majority of people expressed cynicism about the Big Boss’s
relationship with his former employers.
Posted by Adebayo A J