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Former Super Eagles Captain Nwankwo  Kanu has said that coach Stephen Keshi should be left alone to fully re-build his team ahead of future international tournaments.

Kanu in Johannesburg on Monday said that Keshi had laid a solid foundation with the crop of young players that won the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

He said the coach had been in football for a long time as a player and now coach and had vast experience on how to manage a team.

“The big boss, of course he is a big boss. He makes his decision and one thing you have to know, he has been there.

“He captained the Nigerian team to win it, so I do not believe that anybody can still tell him what to do.

“Everybody have (has) to leave him alone. Whatever he did today, no ordinary coach especially, a local coach can do that.

“He made his team, he stand on them, he played his pattern, he stands on them, he talked to the boys as a father, he takes them to this highest level and they win the cup. What else do you expect of him?” Kanu who is fondly called Papillo asked.