Stephen Keshi
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Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (born January 31, 1961 in Lagos) is a former football midfielder from Nigeria.
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[edit] Playing Career
An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was part of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.
His last club was Perlis in Malaysia. In 2000 a testimonial match was arranged for him in Lagos.
[edit] Coaching Career
After a playing career mostly with Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the United States to be educated in coaching.
In 1996 he was joined by Augustine Eguavoen, who presently coaches the Nigerian national team. Keshi has been a part of the coaching staff for the national team, most notably at the 1996 Summer Olympics tournament (which Nigeria won).
Between 2004 and 2006 Keshi coached the Togo national football team, unexpectedly bringing them to their first World Cup tournament, Germany 2006. Having secured Togo's unlikely qualification, he was promptly replaced by German coach Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals, after Togo showed a dismal performance and failed to advance to the tournament stage in 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
However, Pfister did not last beyond a controversial World Cup campaign that nearly resulted in a player's strike over pay and Togo remained without a manager until February 2007 when they re-engaged Keshi in time a friendly against Cameroon.
[edit] Playing career
- 1979 - ACB Lagos
- 1980 - New Nigerian Bank
- 1981 - New Nigerian Bank
- 1982 - New Nigerian Bank
- 1983 - New Nigerian Bank
- 1984 - New Nigerian Bank
- 1985 - Stade Abidjan
- 1986 - Africa Sports
- 1986/87 - Lokeren
- 1987/88 - Anderlecht
- 1988/89 - Anderlecht
- 1989/90 - Anderlecht
- 1990/91 - Anderlecht
- 1991/92 - RC Strasbourg
- 1992/93 - RC Strasbourg
- 1993/94 - R.W.D. Molenbeek
- 1995 - CCV Hydras
- 1996 - Sacramento Scorpions
- 1997 - Perlis
[edit] External references
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Nigeria squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Rufai | 2 Eguavoen | 3 Iroha | 4 Keshi | 5 Okechukwu | 6 Nwanu | 7 George | 8 Oliha | 9 Yekini | 10 Okocha | 11 Amuneke | 12 Siasia | 13 Ezeugo | 14 Amokachi | 15 Oliseh | 16 Agu | 17 Ikpeba | 18 Ekoku | 19 Emenalo | 20 Okafor | 21 Adepoju | 22 Agbonavbare | Coach: Westerhof |
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