Eagles Coach Keshi commended for Rwanda victory

Some Nigerian football administrators have hailed the technical prowess of Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi as his team defeated Rwanda 2-0 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

In separate telephone interviews with NAN, the fans also congratulated Keshi for making the right selection, adding that his mission of rebuilding the team was paying off.

Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagle’s Coach, commended the team’s tactical performance that gave them victory over Rwanda.

He also said that the rebuilding programme of Keshi was a good development, adding that his tactics of using more local players in the team was yielding good results.

“I am indeed happy for the victory; Keshi put more technicalities into the match and I only hope they will sustain it in subsequent matches,’’ Chukwu said.

Paul Hamilton, former Super Falcons Coach, also congratulated football fans and thanked Keshi for working more on the scoring chances of the Eagles.

He said the result now had increased the Eagles’ points, adding that the confidence reposed in Keshi was yielding results.

Former NFA Technical Director, Kashimawo Laloko, told NAN that the victory had saved Nigeria the embarrassment of being absent in the football family in Africa.

He also said the Eagles showed great improvement under the tutelage of Keshi.

“I think Keshi is now giving us the confidence that the team can go far in the AFCON. The team has also shown an improvement.’’

Ex-internatiuonal, Tunde Disu, said he was impressed with the performance of the the mid fielders and the defenders, resulting in the victory.

“Keshi has shown that he is a good coach because the more we have more home-based players in the team, the better chances we have.’’

Fanny Amun, Nigeria’s 1993 U-17 World Cup winning coach, also praised the Eagles for the superlative victory, saying that they should concentrate on scoring goals.

“The performance is a good way forward; we should work harder for more quality performances