Togo’s Keshi Rebuffs Calls for Resignation
There you have it. After less than one week of play in the African Nations Cup a coach already has to answer questions about his future.
Togo coach Stephan Keshi is on the proveribal hot seat, at least in the media. Following his team’s 2-0 loss to Cameroon today reporters asked Keshi if he will resign now that his team has been ousted from the CAN. His response: “Will I resign? That is a question for the federation and not me. Losing games sometimes can be the making of a team’s character and this I am sure will be the case with this side.”
The question of resignation is as ridiculous as it is predictable. No one had a problem with Keshi while he was leading Togo through its magical qualifying run. So it is absurd to think that the man should be tossed to the curb after a pair of poor performances.
The biggest problem Keshi faces is his relationship with his superstar striker Emmanuel Adebayor. If anything, Togo’s Football Federation should come out with a strong statement backing Keshi and condemning the petulant Adebayor. Then the two should be forced to sit in a windowless room until they are able to work out their differences.
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[...] What an interesting and perilous time it is to be a World Cup coach. First you have Sven-Goran Eriksson, England’s self-created lame duck who is the epicenter of the coaching earthquake. Then you have Australia’s Guus Hiddink, the hot girl that every team wants to ask out to the next prom. Then there is Big Phil whose eyes are on England much to the dismay of those in Portugal. Meanwhile, Ghana’s Ratomir Dujkovic is under the crossfire for his team’s disappointing showing in the CAN with Togo’s Stephan Keshi in a similar tenuous position. [...]
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