Sports World Cup 2014: We are not plotting for Keshi's downfall - NFF president

[Chris Maduewesi]

President of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) Aminu Maigari has insisted that they are not plotting for the failure of the Super Eagles and coach Stephen Keshi at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Maigari argued that if the federation didn't want Keshi to succeed,they wouldn't have hired him in the first instance.

“When the former coach Samson Siasia left the stage for obvious reasons, how many of those who are fronting for Keshi today wanted him as Nigeria coach? But in my wisdom and after talking to our executive committee members, he was appointed the coach and he can confirm to the whole world that we have been supporting him,” Maigari said in Abuja on Thursday.

“Some people just want to create publicity for themselves and use perceived disagreement with Keshi to insult us and win public acclaim. For the record, I can never work against a man that we collectively made the highest paid Nigerian coach alive today.”

The NFF president also criticised the manner with which their fallouts with Keshi is being blown out of proportion on the social media.

“If anyone is in doubt they should ask questions, but they will never do that. They go on Facebook and Twitter to damage the reputation of Nigerian football,” Maigari added.