Speaking in Abuja, Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi says he will keep his faith in the team he has been building up for the past two years. He said that it would be needless to tear an already established team apart by including fresh faces, solely for the purpose of satisfying the yearning of people. Keshi however added that being a member of the 2013 Nations Cup winning team does will not be criteria for selection, as he is only going to select the best legs from the pool of players currently available in the team. The former coach of Togo and Mali stated that Nigeria’s World Cup campaign is not a person assignment, but a national and continent project, as his team is poised to bring glory to Nigerians and Africans in general with their performance at the World Cup in Brazil. He continued, “We have a pool of players already on ground, and all that we need to do is to continue building on that, but it doesn’t mean that if you were in the team when we won Nations Cup that you must be in the team to the World Cup.” He added, “If I see anybody better than you, I will take him. Sorry it is not for me, it is for the country and for Africa because we are going there to defend Africa, to defend Nigeria and to defend our pride. So there are a lot of things at stake and I will not negotiate for that.”

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This article was first published on 4th April 2014

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