Stephen Keshi To Be Probed By NFF For Job Application

Stephen Keshi is set to be probed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over application for the position of manager of the Ivory Coast national football team, The Elephants.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi

Out of the 59 applicants who are vying to replace Hervé Renard, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) will eventually choose three candidates and interview them.

Keshi, who still is employed by Nigeria, was listed by the FIF among those who had declared interest in the job. The list, published online, has since been taken down, but the FIF have no intentions of preventing the probe.

“The NFF will open a full investigation to determine whether Mr Stephen Keshi actually applied for the vacant Ivory Coast job,” NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire told BBC Sport. “There will be no hasty decision. We hope to get a full part from the Ivory Coast football federation before making an official statement.”

In April, Stephen Keshi signed a two-year contract with the NFF, marking his third return as the coach of the Nigerian national football team.