The news of Stephen Keshi's return to the Nigeria hotseat has been greeted with much fanfare, but is it a good move for the Super Eagles?
Few can deny the Big Boss his glorious success of 2013, but have the bitter failings of 2014 been too easily forgotten?
Two of Goal Nigeria's finest discuss the hot topic in the nation's football today...
"Keshi deal is a backward step"
The severity of Nigeria's rapidly-waning football, both on and off the pitch, in recent times, is one that draws tears from the eyes.
The just-concluded Presidential and Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria served as a welcomed distraction from the never-ending dilemma in the Nigeria Football Federation. But like a bad stench that refuses to dissipate, drama has returned to the Nigeria football scene.
With news of the return of Stephen Keshi as head coach of the Super Eagles making the rounds yet again, should Nigerians be over-joyed and excited or bite their nails in frustration at the new two-year contract signed by the Big Boss?
The latter, judging by the niggling uncertainties inherent in the current NFF administration, perhaps portrays the true reaction of soccer-loving Nigerians, who have waited patiently and quite painfully for the identity of the new manager.
As the case has been for a very long time, there are more questions than answers.
Why did it take so long to resolve Keshi's contract talks? And, is he the right man to lead the Super Eagles forward following the series of on and off-field wranglings? The failure of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers is also very much fresh in the mind.
