Victor Ikpeba has slammed some of Stephen Keshi’s decisions and says they are responsible for the gradual decline of the Super Eagles.
The former Nigeria striker, claimed there was no consistency in the team over the years and wondered why he has been building a team since 2012.
“We are at a loss on the length of time the building process will take. There is no progression in the team,” Ikpeba said.
“The Nations Cup the team won was a collective effort together with the federation. We all worked hard to win the Nations Cup.
“I was surprised that he invited some unknown players even for the match against Sudan. I cannot understand why Keshi won’t listen to advice from people who equally know the game. And now that we are having poor run in the Nations Cup, Keshi is shifting the blame to the players and that’s wrong. He should reassess himself and learn to take responsibility.”
Ikpeba also made it clear that it was no mandatory Keshi got another contract and criticized the Big Boss’ arrogance and refusal to accept suggestions.
He added: “Keshi is behaving like a lord and it is not good; somehow such attitude could kill the team entirely. You fight with your players such that the best players are not invited to camp. We told him about Ikechukwu Uche and he insisted on not inviting him. “This is a national assignment and not a personal business of anybody.
“He has be to fair everybody but the way he is going about the job leaves much to be desired. As a colleague, if we advise him, he takes it as an insult but that’s funny because we all played the game, we are knowledgeable.
“After the World Cup, how many of our players moved to big teams? Brown Ideye moved to West Brom without going to Brazil.
“Again, we are saying Kelechi Iheanacho is ripe for the team and Keshi says no. I played for the U-17 team and moved straight to the Super Eagles.”
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