AFCON 2015: Equatorial Guinea rejectsKeshi

Out of contract Super Eagles coach,
Stephen Keshi’s woes continued as
search for a job met brickwall as AFCON
host, Equatorial Guinea turned down his
application to take over the helms of
affairs in the Central African country.
According to a wire report by
supersport.com, the country’s federation
in a statement said they would rather
stick with their coach, Andoni Goikoetxea,
whose contract runs out this December.
The decision however, came after an
initial call for applications for a new
manager.
The federation’s president Domingo Mituy
Edjang said yesterday that time was too
short to recruit a new hand ahead of the
Africa Cup of Nations to be held in the
central African nation from January 17 to
February 8, 2015.
“We cannot replace a coach with less than
one month to the competition,” Edjang
said.
“We have a contract with Goikoetxea
which expires on December 31, 2014 but
due to time factor, we have decided to
extend it to cover the AFCON.”
Former Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac
and Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi had applied
for the job alongside several others,
according to the FA.
The Nzalang Nacional is currently in
Lisbon, Portugal to carry out preparations
for the tournament.
The Spanish coach left with 15 home-
based players who will be joined by the
foreign legion. They will return on
January 15, officials said.