"Big Boss" dumps Nigeria?

Keshi carried shoulder high after guiding Nigeria to the 2013 AFCON title 

Nations Cup winner Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has reportedly resigned his post of Head Coach of the Nigerian national football team barely 24 hours after he guided the team to win the 29^th edition of the biennial African football competition.

Keshi, who was a guest on the radio show of South African journalist and sports presenter, Robert Marawa, announced he had dropped his resignation.

Keshi, 51, is unlikely to change his mind although the resignation is yet to be accepted by the Nigerian Football Federation.

Keshi’s decision might not be unconnected with an inkling that his employers were not confident in his ability to progress the team beyond the quarterfinal stage of the just concluded AFCON in South Africa.  He claimed he had been sacked before the quarterfinal match against Cote d’Ivoire.

Rumours were rife Sunday afternoon that Keshi would resign his post even though it seemed likely that Nigeria would win the championship.

The "Big Boss" as he is often called took over the reigns as head coach from Samson Siasia in 2011.