Jonathan Akpoborie has stated that Stephen Keshi’s appointment as coach of the Super Eagles was a wrong move.
Keshi’s contract with Nigeria expired after the 2014 World Cup, but the Big Boss took charge of the remaining Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.
Akpoborie pointed that nothing has changed since Keshi took over the Eagles and criticized his overreliance on individuals.
“For those who know about the technicality of the game, it is obvious that from what we have seen in the last two years that Stephen Keshi is not good enough for our national team,” Akpoborie told Goal.
“Though we won the Africa Cup of Nations, but we have not improved and I keep wondering why he was brought back after the NFF let him go.
“It took Victor Moses’ individual brilliance to see us qualify for the knockout stage of the 2013 Afcon, most times we bank on Ahmed Musa to rescue us and that has been our problem. You don’t need to depend on a particular player every time.”
The former Nigeria international also supported calls for a foreign technical adviser to replace Keshi.
“When I say a coach is not good enough, it’s not just picking eleven players. It’s virtually about an indepth knowledge all around the game,” he continued.
“We are not yet ready to have an indigenous coach lead the Super Eagles.
“How many good foreign coaches have been brought into the country? Berti Vogts was already finished when he was hired.
“You want to talk about Lagerback? No, he wasn’t good enough. In Europe, he wasn’t good enough, how then will he be good enough for our boys who play topflight football in Europe?
“Bring a very good coach and you will see the difference.”
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