Immediate past Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, is gearing up to take the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to court for “wrongful dismissal and defamation.”
Africanfootball.com reports that a Kaduna-based law firm has formally notified the NFF to that effect on the circumstances surrounding their client’s contract termination.
“Keshi’s lawyers have written the NFF threatening to sue for wrongful dismissal and defamation of character,” our source revealed.
“But the truth of the matter is that he does not have a leg to stand on as far as this matter is concerned.
“It’s all laughable and he’s just chasing shadows.”
Reports earlier in the media suggested that the tactician was to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the ‘Big Boss’ himself later denied this.
Keshi was sacked on July 5, 2015 after the NFF announced that he was not working in line with the corporate objectives of the federation.
The NFF disciplinary committee investigated various allegations levelled against Keshi during which he was given right to fair hearing before a recommendation was made for his sack.
In April, the 53-year-old Keshi signed a new two-year contract after his initial three-year deal with the NFF ran out at after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Speaking after his sack, said “I want Nigerians to leave me alone and allow me spend time with my family. The only thing on my mind now is to be with my family and I don’t want to be bothered with any matter associated with the Super Eagles.”
He has since been replaced by Sunday Oliseh.
