Keshi insists he is not fazed by possible sacking

Stephen Keshi has said that he is not bothered by criticism of his playing methods, selection and general decisions on the national team.

The former Mali boss also added that he does not expect everybody to like him and he is not scared of being sacked.

“This is life and not everybody is going to like you,” Keshi told BBC Sport. “So who am I to worry about everybody loving or not liking Stephen Keshi? I don’t care as long as my family loves me, as long as I am doing my job and I have good health – the rest is nothing.

“As long as I can put smile on somebody’s face every day, make them happy, that is all because I can say thank God.”

Keshi also reacted to talk about his job security, after rumours began to spread about the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) hunting for a foreign technical assistant.

“It happened in 2012 when Amodu Shaibu and I qualified the country for the World Cup. It also happened in Togo. So if that’s it, so be it,” Keshi said on the possibility of being sacked before the World Cup.

“If people want to talk, I can’t stop it. I don’t worry about speculation about my job, I don’t worry about anything.”