Maigari formally resigns, Keshi resumes as contract talks continue

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, has formally resigned his position on the NFF Board with effect from August 26, 2014, the Sports Ministry announced on Monday.
It also announced that the Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has agreed to resume his job as the chief tactician of the Eagles while the renegotiation of his contract continues.
“The Bauchi-born administrator resigned as NFF President on August 12, 2014 to pave way for a peaceful resolution of the crisis that engulfed the football federation shortly after the 2014 FIFA World Cup,” a letter from the SA Media to the Honourable Minister of Sports, Patrick Omorodion, said.
Keshi agreed to resume work with the team preparatory to the forthcoming qualifying matches for the 2015 Africa Nations Cup against Congo and South Africa on September 6, 2014 on the intervention of the Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Dangogo.
Ther trouble at the NFF has helped to prolong the negotiation between the football house and Keshi over his contract.
The minister was quoted to have said, “Keshi has agreed to carry on with the job because of his love for the team and the country and because of my intervention which was necessitated by the prolonged negotiation between him and the NFF.”