The Ivorian Football
Federation [FIF] has released
a list of 59 coaches who
applied to coach the
country’s national football
team, the Elephants.
Listed among the applicants
is Super Eagles Coach,
Stephen Keshi, who the
Nigeria Football Federation
handed a new deal in April.
Keshi, listed number 20 on
the list of applicants is one of
two African coaches jostling
to coach the Elephants, the
other being Ivorian Yelato
Silue, number 4 on the list.
Most of the other 57 coaches
are Europeans.
The Ivorian Federation said in
a statement on its website
Friday that the application
window closed on June 15,
following which a body
empowered to find a new
coach for the Elephants met
on June 18 to draw up a list
of all applicants for the job.
After initial shortlist and
subsequent interviews, three
of the coaches would be
recommended to the FIF for
appointment.
A new coach, who will
replace Herve Renard, the
Ivorian Federation says,
would be named for the
Elephants late June or early
July.
Having just signed a new
deal with Nigeria, it is not
clear why Keshi applied for
the job.
The Nigeria Football
Federation told the BBC
Saturday that it would
investigate whether the
Nigerian coach indeed applied
for the job.
“The NFF will open a full
investigation to determine
whether Mr Stephen Keshi
actually applied for the
vacant Ivory Coast job,” the
BBC quoted the NFF
spokesperson, Ademola
Olajire, as saying.
“There will be no hasty
decision. We hope to get a
full part from the Ivory Coast
football federation before
making an official statement.”
Keshi had on April 21
returned for the third time as
Super Eagles coach, after he
was given a new two-year
contract, following months of
bickering with the NFF.
Speaking after publicly
signing the contract at the
National Stadium in Abuja,
the coach pledged to give 150
per cent commitment to the
job of returning the Super
Eagles to winning ways.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/185400-keshi-moves-to-dump-super-eagles-applies-to-coach-elephants-of-cote-divoire.html

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