Keshi blasts Eagles

Keshi

SUPER Eagles chief coach, Stephen Keshi has lambasted his players for not fighting enough and being unprofessional in their game against Liberia on Saturday.
The Lone Star of Liberia held the team to a 2-2 draw in a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier played at Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia.
Keshi, who was unimpressed with the team's performance lashed out at them, saying if they could not do more for their country, they ought to stay away.
"I will appreciate players who stay away and say they cannot make it than for them to come and show Nigerians that we are not serious here," blasted the Eagles coach.
"With this attitude on the pitch from top professionals who are in this collection, we won't excel at the Nations Cup, that is what we want to stop.

"I recall that when we thought we were going to play on a synthetic pitch, I called Mikel Obi and he said it's not healthy for him to play on such a pitch, that is the type of maturity and honesty I want from all national team players."
He also said he will no longer welcome late comers to his team.
"Any player who cannot make it in time should just stay away, because we need all the time we can get to blend for our games, because the Nations Cup is just around the corner," he warned.
Meanwhile, the Eagles are expected to resume training camp by the first week of October for the return leg match against Liberia. The match will be played on October 13 in Calabar.
The team arrived Abuja 6:30am local time Sunday after a stop-over in Lagos for refueling the IRS plane that took them to Monrovia.