I have no axe to grind with Keshi - Christopher Green

Barrister Christopher Green, chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, has rubbished the claims that he has an axe to grind with Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi.

He also disclosed that the case before his committee which has to do with indiscipline involving captain Vincent Enyeama and Keshi is an internal issue that would be treated as such blamingthe media for blowing the matter out of proportion.

“We have done the first case [concerning Super Eagles Captain Vincent Enyeama].

We have sent the first case back to the Nigeria Football Federation. It’s an internal matter that is happening internally.

The NFF has the internal mechanism to deal with such matters.

“The other matter [on Keshi] is before me so I can’t speak on it for now.

“This is not a personal matter; it is a Federation matter.

 So anybody that says I have an axe to grind with Keshi doesn’t really know what they are saying.

“What axe to grind I ask?

What has he done to me?

IfI have an axe to grind with him we won’t hear it.

He has not done anything wrong with me now.

So it is unfounded.

“I have not quarreled with him. I have a good relationship with him.

He is our coach and he remains our coach and I want him to be our coach.

I am one of those who endorsed him as our coach so what else are we saying?

“Like I told you the Vincent Enyeama issue is an internal matter.

It’s the press that is blowing the case out of proportion,” Green disclosed.

 According to Goal the Federation that the leadership of the NFF has soft-pedaled on the issue disciplinary case because of the negative feedback coming from the public.

It was gathered that the Board of the NFF that is set to meet this week has shelved the idea of meting outtougher punishments to Keshi and Enyeama.

According to some of the members any hard action taken on both the coach and the team captain may tear apart the Super Eagles and their hope of qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

 Goal reported that the Disciplinary Committee of the NFF headed by Christopher Green will see through the matter by finding out if Keshi actually applied for the coaching job of the Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire and plan to prevent such anomaly in future.