Recently dismissed Super Eagles manager, Stephen Keshi, has insisted he was not sacked as the head coach of the Super Eagles because he had no contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
After leading the national team to a 3-1 home win against Sudan - a result that has kept the Super Eagles in the running to defend their African title - Keshi was asked to leave by the NFF.
The NFF went on to appoint former Eagles' manager Shaibu Amodu as the new interim coach of the national team.
But Keshi divulged that he was sacked as the Nigerian manager, and expressed his surprise on how such news was disseminated.
“I am not happy with the way media people are reporting this to the public, because I don't understand how you would fire someone that has no contract.
“My contract expired after the World Cup in Brazil, and I never made any effort for my contract to be renewed because of so many issues on the ground.
“I have accepted my fate, and I would move on with my life, but I want to make it clear that I was never sacked because I had no contract,” Keshi told supersport.com
It has been widely reported that Keshi had revealed that three African countries have showed interest in him to be their national team coach, but Keshi revealed that he never said such.
“I have never told anybody that three African countries are looking for me, and as far as I'm concerned, no nation has called me for any talk,” he added to supersport.com.
Keshi led Nigeria to the 2013 AFCON Championship, and proved himself a quality manager.