Not In Rush For Keshi-Pinnick

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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has dropped a strong hint that the football-governing body would not make a hasty decision over the future of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi.
The African champions were beaten 1-0 by Sudan in their latest qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Khartoum on Saturday leading to wild media frenzy that Keshi would fall on his sword.
Pinnick has now doused the fires of such speculations by declaring that the NFF would not make “knee-jerk reactions”.
“We understand that Nigerians are furious over the fact that the Eagles are last in their pool and are in danger of not qualifying for the finals in Morocco.
“Everyone feels bad about this, including the members of NFF Executive Committee. I just want to call on Nigerians to have patience.
“This new board is determined to do things differently. We are passionate about the Nigeria game and what we want to achieve is build a sustainable football culture for our dear country.
“Our target is to ensure that Nigeria finishes in pole position at major football competitions in Africa and the world, and we believe this is achievable through hard work, diligence, strategic planning and the support of everyone,” Pinnick said.
Nigeria currently props up the rear in Group A of 2015 Afcon qualifying with a point from three qualifying games, a scenario that has left the football chief highly “embarrassed”.
“It is embarrassing that as reigning champions, we are struggling in the qualifying series, with only one point out of a possible nine. It is an awful output.
“However, we want our people to be patient and not stampede the Federation to take knee-jerk decisions that will backfire in the end.
“We are on top of the situation and will take decisions that are in the best interest of Nigeria football,” he said.
By SuperSports