Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, is expected in Ethiopia this week to finalise discussions with the country’s FA on the vacant national team job, africanFootball.com reports.
A close source in the Ethiopian FA, who did not want to be identified, told africanFootball.com Sunday morning that Keshi is expected in Addis Ababa this week to continue talks on the possibility of taking over the national team.
“He is expected in Ethiopia late this week,” revealed the source.
Ironically, Keshi denied Ethiopians the chance of qualifying for their first-ever World Cup last year when the Super Eagles beat them both at home and away in a final playoff.
Last week, the Nigeria fired Keshi after the country’s laboured campaign to qualify for next year’s African Nations Cup in Morocco.
“We hope we can get him because he is a high profile coach who has won AFCON with Nigeria and also took them to the World Cup.”
Keshi, who has already coached Togo and Mali, is expected to salvage Ethiopia’s Nations Cup hopes as the team currently lies third in Group B with three points from four matches, three points behind second-placed Mali.
Algeria has already qualified for the tournament proper after compiling 12 points.
Ethiopia’s remaining matches are away in Algeria and then at home to bottom team Malawi next month.
The source further said Ethiopia officials are not comfortable with Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto who only managed a 3-2 away win over Mali in Wednesday’s 2015 AFCON qualifier, but has lost 99 per cent of the team matches including build-ups.
Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/keshi-expected-in-ethiopia-for-contract-talks/

i will be glad to see UCHE lead the nigeria frontline in our next game.

Life Goes ON...

The Ethiopians are in 'Dire-Straits' and possibly looking at getting Stephen Keshi on board to help stabilise a drowning Nations cup qualifying campaign.

Goodluck to Keshi and them. We must move on.

starlingbawa:
The Ethiopians are in 'Dire-Straits' and possibly looking at getting Stephen Keshi on board to help stabilise a drowning Nations cup qualifying campaign.

Looks to me like they are in the same situation Nigeria is in. 3 points behind the 2nd placed team.

Ethiopia wey no get players sef Wan appoint Keshi a coach fund of calling rookies. When Keshi finish building their national team them go begin see players from Sao tome and principe, gilbrata and Comoros.

Keshi good luck to you in Ethiopia. Pls don't make the same mistake you made here. When your team is drowning get your best legs to help you out and forget pride. God bless you in your endeavours. Amen.

Whether haters like it or not, Keshi has the best record among all Nigeria coaches (including Westerhof given the time he spent as Eagle's coach).

[quote author=gbengress1 post=27276940]Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, is expected in Ethiopia this week to finalise discussions with the country’s FA on the vacant national team job, africanFootball.com reports.
A close source in the Ethiopian FA, who did not want to be identified, told africanFootball.com Sunday morning that Keshi is expected in Addis Ababa this week to continue talks on the possibility of taking over the national team.
“He is expected in Ethiopia late this week,” revealed the source.
Ironically, Keshi denied Ethiopians the chance of qualifying for their first-ever World Cup last year when the Super Eagles beat them both at home and away in a final playoff.
Last week, the Nigeria fired Keshi after the country’s laboured campaign to qualify for next year’s African Nations Cup in Morocco.
“We hope we can get him because he is a high profile coach who has won AFCON with Nigeria and also took them to the World Cup.”
Keshi, who has already coached Togo and Mali, is expected to salvage Ethiopia’s Nations Cup hopes as the team currently lies third in Group B with three points from four matches, three points behind second-placed Mali.
Algeria has already qualified for the tournament proper after compiling 12 points.
Ethiopia’s remaining matches are away in Algeria and then at home to bottom team Malawi next month.
The source further said Ethiopia officials are not comfortable with Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto who only managed a 3-2 away win over Mali in Wednesday’s 2015 AFCON qualifier, but has lost 99 per cent of the team matches including build-ups.
Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/keshi-expected-in-ethiopia-for-contract-talks/[/quote)Keshi ex-coach Togo,Mali,Nigeria then to be confirmed Ethiopia coach is a plus to his cv bcs no African has ever manage 3 different nations talkless of 4.