FG assures Keshi of World Cup support

SUPER Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi will get the required support from the Federal Government to ensure the team’s successful outing at the 2014 World Cup scheduled to take place in Brazil.
 Minister of Sports and chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi, who gave this assurance at the State House, Abuja after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, told correspondents that while the coach had proved capable, he would be provided technical assistance should he desire it.
Responding to a question, Abdullahi recalled Keshi’s achievements starting with the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) victory through  the World Cup qualification ticket, noting that the coach has proved his mettle.
 He added: “But of course we will be open to reviewing all options and if Keshi, who we believe has done very good job to put this team together from AFCON up to this time, feels he needs additional technical support, we are going to give it to him.
 “But we believe we are confident he is capable of doing the job and if there are issues, we can always talk about them. But we have confidence in his ability to lead the team to the World Cup.”
 Abdullahi had earlier briefed the Council presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, on the  recent victory of the Nation’s team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, as well as Eagles’ qualification for the World Cup at the expense of their Ethiopian counterparts, last weekend.