Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has finally signed a new contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, according to reports yesterday. This despite the fact that the Super Eagles' preparations for their friendly against Bafana Bafana in Nelspruit on Sunday have been characteristically haphazard.Keshi has signed just in time for a personal grudge match against the South Africans.According to The National newspaper, Keshi was asked to select the squad for two friendlies this week - they hosted Uganda last night - despite being out of contract. But the coach's original list was reportedly thrown out.Despite this, Keshi has ended weeks of speculation about who will coach the Super Eagles, signing a new contract after an NFF board meeting yesterday.Keshi has not had a permanent contract since steering the country to the second round of the World Cup in Brazil.He coached the side on a match-by-match basis on the request of sports minister Tammy Danagogo in this year's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.The federation offered Keshi a deal earlier this year but he rejected it as a "slave contract".The paper reported that Keshi's squad had been turned down by the NFF because "it was important not to make the federation look like it was too dependent on his services".The newspaper alleged: "It was the reason why prominent players that have always made Keshi's list like Emmanuel Emenike, Ambrose Efe, Chigozie Agbim and Austin Ejide ... did not make the list."Assistant coach Daniel Amokachi was due to be the team's caretaker-coach against Uganda in Uyo. It is not clear whether he or Keshi will take charge of the match against Bafana...