The Technical Committee of the Nigeria
Football Federation, has asked Stephen Keshi to cut down his 42-man list he submitted to the Committee, for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Malawi.

Paul Bassey, speaking on behalf of the Committee after their emergency meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, explained that the number of players invited was too much.

“We have looked at Keshi’s list for Malawi match and we have decided that for now some of the home based players should be dropped from the list,” he said.

“The list is bogus and we want a harmonious list for the World Cup qualifying match against Malawi on September 7, 2014.

“We have told Keshi that we want the list of 22 players that will prosecute the Malawi Match for now.

That’s what we decided at the meeting and we will write him officially to do that,” the NFF Technical Committee member said.