To be or not to be.
That is the million dollar question on the lips of millions of soccer fans, who are waiting to see the end of the coaching conundrum that has enveloped the Super Eagles since the contact of Coach Stephen Keshi ended last July at the Brazil World Cup.

Since Keshi’;s contract elapsed, the Eagles have been without a substantive coach, the first time the country will be without a manager, which has left in its wake consequent damages, chief of whom was the country’s failure to qualify for the last African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and drop in the FIFA rankings.

Keshi actually missed the first chance to grab the Eagles renewal deal after bungling Nigeria’s AFCON qualification hopes last year but was later foisted on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan.

NFF had planned to go for a foreign coach when it was clear that Keshi had bungled the Nations Cup plans but had to succumb to higher powers, which came at a higher cost as the Eagles failed to qualify to defend the title they won in South Africa 2013.

NFF hands seemed tied with the Presidential directive but events of the last Presidential elections, which saw the incumbent lose to his APC rival, General Mohammadu Buhari (retd) last month, subsequently turned the table against Keshi, as the NFF regained its voice and demanded for a public apology from the former Togo and Mali tactician.

Desirous to coach the team again, Keshi quickly did the needful, begging the NFF to give him the job, amidst profuse apologies. And moved by the coach’s repentant tone, the NFF agreed to sign the coach and reportedly fixed Friday last week as the official signing day. But events beyond the control of both parties contrived to abort that day, which led many to wonder if the NFF was not playing the fast one with the former Eagles captain.

In an attempt to allay Keshi’s fears, the NFF said the contract signing Keshi is expected to hold today in Abuja.

The first vice-President of the NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi will represent Amaju Pinnick, who is unavoidably absent, while Keshi and his manager, Emma Addo will be present at the occasion.

Nigerian fans hope that our football can take its proper direction as the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualification series start soon and Nigerian football cannot afford to go into the campaign without a master plan, which only a coach can draw up.