Too Many People Wanted My Job In South Africa- Stephen Keshi

Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has finally disclosed reasons behind his resignation from the national team just hours after winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, saying too many people wanted to take the glory for their success at the once-in-two years tournament.

The 'Big Boss', who is the only person to have won the Afcon title as a player said that many people were interested in his job in South Africa, therefore undermining his work.

“Too many problems. People were not doing their jobs and they wanted to do my job for me. So, I decided to resign and let somebody else do the job. Too many people were talking; too many people wanted to coach, wanted to decide for you. And I said okay let them have the job,” Keshi said in a revealing interview with The Cable, days after burying his late wife.

“They were not there to know how we suffered there. We were neglected. How we were abused. They didn’t have to say anything. After abusing us and cursing us like we were babies, we just said that was it. It is football; someone else will come and start it. So, I decided to let go at that point."

"All that happened in South Africa. All the threats happened in South Africa, South Africa was where the AFCON took place, it was in the same South Africa that they wanted to sack us after two games, where they were insulting us, so I might have ended it in South Africa. So, why do I have to take it to Nigeria – to do what?,” he continued

Keshi recalled that the NFF were ready to strip him of his duties in a foreign land while the tournament was still on.

“They should have allowed us to finish our tournament and announce sack or no sack. They were not ready to do that but rather during the tournament. Why is it that it is when Keshi did his that everyone started talking? But when the NFF was doing their own, nobody said anything," he concluded.

After announcing his resignation, he was prevailed upon to return and he eventually took the Super Eagles to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where the team reached the Round of 16, the first time since 1998. Goal