NFF gave me ‘slave contract’, Says Keshi … He can make a choice—Pinnick

NFF gave me ‘slave contract’, Says Keshi …  He can make a choice—Pinnick

Coach Stephen Keshi on Saturday declared that the new deal offered
to him by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) amounts to a “slave
contract,” is not going down well with the leadership of the federation.
Keshi’s initial contract of three years ran out after the Brazil 2014
World Cup, where Nigeria reached the last 16. He failed to qualify the
Super Eagles for the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations in
Equatorial Guinea, prompting a debate on whether or not to give him a
new contract.
After a long wait, Keshi, who led Nigeria to win the 2013 Africa Cup of
Nations in South Africa, said he had received his new contract from
the NFF, but was far from being impressed with what was on offer.
“From the clauses I have seen so far, I don’t know what words to use,
but the contract can be described as a ‘slave contract’”, he said,
probably in reference to clauses which make him answerable to
several persons and committees.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported yesterday that Keshi had been
offered a two-year contract effective from March 1, 2015, requiring
him to meet several targets or else the deal was off.
However, the President of NFF Amaju Pinnick told The Guardian
yesterday that it was unfair for Keshi to make such comment.
“How can Keshi say the NFF gave him a ‘slave contract’? How come
he is discussing details of his contract with the media, instead of
talking with the NFF? It is unprofessional. Well, he has a choice to
make,” Pinnick said.