Clemens Westerhof has been dreaming lately. And from far away Holland, his home, the man who turned Nigeria's football around spoke of his dreams yesterday in a telephone chat.
"I sleep and in the middle of the night I wake up. They ask me what is the matter and Isay I have just dreamt of Nigeria doing well in the World Cup in Brazil."
Stephen Keshi, the Eagles coach was captain of Nigeria when Westerhof was the manager. Nigeria placed 5th in the FIFA ranking after USA '94 World Cup which followed the Nations Cup victory in Tunisia. A television house is doing a documentary on what transformed Nigeria's football and has invited Westerhof to Nigeria this April to speak on how he did it. Interestingly, May 3 is Westerhof's birthday and he will be in Nigeria to celebrate it.
"Westerhof could make you play like Pele," Keshi said of the Dutch in his media chat last week.
The Dutch was known for inspiring players and high discipline. And these virtues, he said, Keshi must imbibe in the current team for them to excel in Brazil.
