Buhari won’t save your job, Laloko warns Keshi
Former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Association,
Kasimawo Laloko, has warned Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, to put in
his best, saying President Muhammadu Buhari would not save his job if
he fails to get the ticket for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Keshi initially could not have his contract renewed after failing to help Nigeria qualify for the 2015 AFCON, but was reinstated reportedly on the orders of the Presidency under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
That reinstatement eventually led to the Nigeria Football Federation offering him a two-year contract amid intense controversy.
Laloko told journalists in Abeokuta shortly before the kick-off of Nigeria’s first AFCON qualifying match against Chad in Kaduna on Saturday that the NFF should sack Keshi at the earliest sign of failure.
He said, “We are not going to wait to qualify or not. If we see any sign of non-qualification today (Saturday), the coach should be sacked. We waited the last time and you saw what we got. I hope this time some godfathers will not sit somewhere and say let Laloko do the job. No, if Laloko does not do the job well, sack him immediately too.
“We did what was right; Keshi was sacked and somebody was threatening somebody from the Presidency. But it’s over now because President Muhammadu Buhari is always for the best. He won’t cover irresponsibility. And any coach who knows his onion won’t wait to be told, he just walks away. That was what we did when we were coaching.
“Before you are called, you resign that is what it means to be professional. The job is about hiring and firing. When they hire you, do the job. When you fail, resign. If you don’t resign you will be sacked.”
Laloko added that the Flying Eagles were unlucky to have crashed out in the round of 16 at the FIFA U20 World Cup and said the players should be encouraged as they prepare to join the senior teams.
Keshi initially could not have his contract renewed after failing to help Nigeria qualify for the 2015 AFCON, but was reinstated reportedly on the orders of the Presidency under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
That reinstatement eventually led to the Nigeria Football Federation offering him a two-year contract amid intense controversy.
Laloko told journalists in Abeokuta shortly before the kick-off of Nigeria’s first AFCON qualifying match against Chad in Kaduna on Saturday that the NFF should sack Keshi at the earliest sign of failure.
He said, “We are not going to wait to qualify or not. If we see any sign of non-qualification today (Saturday), the coach should be sacked. We waited the last time and you saw what we got. I hope this time some godfathers will not sit somewhere and say let Laloko do the job. No, if Laloko does not do the job well, sack him immediately too.
“We did what was right; Keshi was sacked and somebody was threatening somebody from the Presidency. But it’s over now because President Muhammadu Buhari is always for the best. He won’t cover irresponsibility. And any coach who knows his onion won’t wait to be told, he just walks away. That was what we did when we were coaching.
“Before you are called, you resign that is what it means to be professional. The job is about hiring and firing. When they hire you, do the job. When you fail, resign. If you don’t resign you will be sacked.”
Laloko added that the Flying Eagles were unlucky to have crashed out in the round of 16 at the FIFA U20 World Cup and said the players should be encouraged as they prepare to join the senior teams.
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