Nigeria sack Keshi as national football team coach

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Then Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi, seen during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, in Abuja, on October 15, 2014 (AFP Photo/Pius Utomi Ekpei)

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria on Thursday sacked Stephen Keshi as national team coach, despite his side's home win against Sudan that kept them in the running to defend their African title.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said after an emergency meeting that former coach Shuaibu Amodu would take temporary charge before a foreign coach is appointed