Keshi bans mobile phones at meals

As part of his disciplinary measures towards ensuring that players conform to laid down rules, Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi has banned the use of mobile phones during meal times. An impeccable source revealed to SportingLife that the ban extends to officials of the team whom the "Big Boss" believes must lead by example at all times. "We leave our handsets in our rooms anytime we go to eat, whether it is lunch, breakfast or dinner. It is a taboo to be found with your handset while eating and if caught you can be punished by the appropriate officers. It is that serious and no one is taking it for granted," said the official. Keshi, an ex-international and longest serving captain of the national team believes, players must display etiquette at all times. Furthermore no member of the team is allowed to converse while eating. "You would recall that the coach had banned the wearing of earrings and sagging of trousers when in camp," added the official. Eagles who have just returned from Malawi where they played a 1-1 draw face Rwanda this Saturday in a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier in Calabar.