By Ayomide Tayo
Adegboye Onigbinde. Photo: BackpagePix
Former coach of the Super Eagles Adegboye Onigbinde says he is not surprised with the way Stephen Keshi has revived the Super Eagles. He revealed that Keshi has always been his first choice for the Super Eagles job for a while now.
‘When we conducted interview for the then vacant position of the Super Eagles coaching job between Keshi and Siasia, I recommended for the appointment of Keshi based on my conviction that he had a better credentials’ says Onigbinde.
‘But the NFF went ahead to appoint Siasia and when I demanded for explanation, I was told their choice was predicated on popular demand. This is not taking anything away from Siasia’s qualities but then that was my position then and I’m happy today that Keshi has really proved me right’, he further said.
Onigbinde also believes that Keshi’s success at South Africa 2013 proves that local coaches can deliver. ‘It goes to show that there are good things in Nigerian coaches. It goes to show that our own indigenous coaches are good and can perform given the enabling environment.’
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