Keshi, who captained Nigeria to win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Tunisia said in Lagos that reports from the local media that could relieve the players of burden ahead of crucial games were missing after all.
"I am sorry to say this, most of the reports we get from the Nigerian media are not helpful to the team. It always indicated that we were not strong enough against our opponents. Imagine When we played against Rwanda, there was so much pressure on us. When we played against Namibia, there was no positive things about our team but about the opposing team, it is not a good feeling," said Keshi who coached Nigeria to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) early this year in South Africa.
The man who coached Togo to the 2006 World Cup in Germany however, stated that he has since got an antidote to the local media's style.
"My players are mostly affected by these negative reports, they are thinking all the time that are these people (Nigerian media) with us or against us? but I had to do the damage.
"I used to tell my players not to be bothered. 'Don't be disturbed, it is 'we we here' that will do the job and not the press. Let us concentrate and do the right thing to win," said Keshi, who emerged the second man to win the Nations Cup as a player and coach.
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