The End Of Cold War: Maigari Has Forgiven Keshi

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Aminu Maigari informed a gathering of stakeholders at a truce meeting in Brazil that he has forgiven Super Eagles chief coach Stephen Keshi for all the embarrassment he caused his federation through his utterances in the media.

The meeting arose in Brazil following the draws made for the 2014 World Cup and the need for all parties involved with the preparation exercise for the Eagles to work as a team.

The truce session was brokered by NFF’s marketers Pamodzi Sports Marketing (PSM) with Maigari, Keshi and Barrister Christopher Green in attendance to enable all the parties state their grouse in a bid to find a lasting solution to the cold war existing between the coach and the federation.

Part of Maigari’s grouse with Keshi was his penchant for leaking sensitive matters to the media which in the federation president’s words “put the federation in disrepute.”

Maigari was also miffed that Keshi undermined their mutual relationship each time bad stories in the media between the body and the coach were published with particular mention of the outstanding salaries.

Keshi used the opportunity to apologise for all that angered the federation especially the president who he described as his father and the one who backed him to secure the Super Eagles job, at a time when people had doubts about his technical savvy.

It was resolved at the meeting that Keshi should handle the logistics specific to the team such as picking the team’s abode, training centre, e.t.c. while the NFF chiefs promised to give the coach all the support he needs to excel at the Mundial next year beginning with the opening game against Iran on June 16.

Again, it was agreed that Keshi shouldn’t divulge sensitive issues to the media after the Big Boss denied leaking the information that he and his assistants were being owed salaries to the tune of seven months which have now been settled.