Keshi to join U-23 Eagles

New Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is to be part of the countrys Olympic team as the Nigeria Football Federation put all hands on deck to ensure qualification for London 2012.A top official informed MTNFootball.com that Keshi will reunite on the bench with his former international teammate and the U-23 coach Austin Eguavoen after the friendly matches against Botswana and Zambia.Keshi will be part of the technical crew for the final Olympic qualifiers in Morocco, the official said.Nigeria are pitched against host nation Morocco, Senegal and Algeria. They open the tournament against Morocco on November 26 in Tangiers.And as it was with Samson Siasia, Keshis contract gives him oversight responsibility for the countrys other teams.The Olympic team arrived in Accra, Ghana, Saturday night with a 35-man contingent for their final phase of camping ahead of the final Olympic qualifiers in Morocco.The contingent, led by the first assistant coach Stanley Eguma, was made up of 26 players and nine officials.Eguavoen, who formed an advance party to inspect the Lizzy Sports Complex joined the rest squad on Monday.
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