Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes that black coaches are just as good, if not better, than their white counterparts who are just here for the money.
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Keshi came under criticism for choosing locally based Nigerian players over those who play in Europe, and thus far his selection has not let him down.
In fact, Sunday Mba, who plies his trade in the domestic league, scored the winning goal against Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals, and now the Super Eagles take on Mali in the last-four, silencing his critics.
At a recent press conference, Keshi knocked the European tacticians.
"The white guys are coming to Africa just for the money," he said in early January. "They are not doing anything that we cannot do. I am not racist but that's just the way it is.
"I am never against a white coach in Africa, because I've always worked with white coaches," he said on Tuesday.
"If you want to bring in a classic, an experienced coach from Europe, I am ready to learn from that coach, because he's better than me, he has more knowledge than me, said Keshi who captained Nigeria to the 1994 AFCON title.
"Meanwhile, we have quality African players, or ex-African players, who are coaches now that can do the same thing, but they're not given the opportunity because they're just black dudes. I don't like it."
Ironically, for both semi-finals, Nigeria take on Mali who are coached by Frenchman Patrice Carteron, while Belgian Paul Put is in charge of Burkina Faso who face Ghana.
The Black Stars are also coached by a former player, Kwesi Appiah.
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