Stephen Keshi says he is already preparing for the 2015
African Nations Cup qualifiers even though he is yet to formalize his contract
extension.
Keshi is still in negotiations with the NFF, although he
is expected to sign a new contract this week, but he told Sporting Life he was
already speaking to his players.
“All the players are ready for the qualifiers. I am very
much in touch with the players. I have called virtually all of them, and they
have all expressed their readiness to honour the invitation immediately the
time comes.
"The good thing is that the leagues would start
before the match, and also virtually all of them are on pre-season tour with
their clubs, which makes it easy for us relating to the issue of fitness,”
Keshi said.
After the success of his first two years, Keshi pointed
out that his second coming would be geared towards consolidation.
“Our building processes continue. In this new phase, we
are now going to consolidate on whatever gains we had the last time. The areas
we had lapses, we are going to fortify them, and be able to give Nigerians a
very strong team that they can always be proud of.”
With reports claiming he was bound for South Africa after
the World Cup, Keshi said that was only a possibility as long as Nigeria did
not offer him a recall.
“I would only have considered other options if my
employers NFF never needed my services. But as long as serving Nigeria is
there, any other option can wait. No matter the amount of money. I have
sacrificed for the country as a player, so, why would I go back now,” he said.
Culled from KickOffNigeria
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