By Jacob Ajom
Following the dismal efficiency of the Tremendous Eagles towards South Africa on Tuesday, Nigerians have been asking whether or not the nation nonetheless has any probability within the race for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sports activities Vanguard posed the identical query to some Sports activities Editors in Lagos.
In keeping with Adekunle Salami, a senior editor with New Telegraph newspapers the World Cup ticket is off Nigeria’s fingers. Stated he, “We received this place as a result of in eight video games we drew 5. If you wish to go the World Cup you don’t go about it that manner. Don’t neglect we’ve got had three coaches in these qualifiers. How do you get the cohesion and understanding of the gamers? .We’ve got misplaced it. Let’s neglect concerning the World Cup and deal with the Nations Cup arising in December.
For the NFF, I can’t be part of these saying they need to be sacked as a result of I do know the implications of sacking the NFF. My solely recommendation to them is that they need to eat the standard pie and resign.
On his half Deputy Editor of Punch Newspapers, Tana Aiyejina stated, “for me the following two video games are lifeless rubber video games, however we should fulfill all righteousness and full our qualification matches. We misplaced qualification for the World Cup ticket way back, even earlier than Chelle was appointed.
On the NFF I’ve heard plenty of what folks have known as on the NFF to resign. For me, it’s not about this set of individuals resigning. What’s the high quality of the following set of individuals coming? Are they going to be a set of people who find themselves extremely expert in soccer administration. Can they take our soccer to the following degree.
In different climes, it’s pure that whenever you don’t obtain outcomes you go. However not right here, I don’t see them going anyplace..
Group Sports activities Editor of Thisday Newspapers, Duro Ikhazuagbe stated a complete overhaul of the NFF is the one manner out .
Stated he, “these working Nigerian soccer ought to now not be allowed to proceed. They know nothing concerning the sport they declare to be working.”
Wanting on the possibilities of the Tremendous Eagles, he stated, “proper now, our future is now not in our palms as a result of we’ve got misplaced direct qualification.
On the NFF, he stated, “I’ve not seen what they’ve finished aside from the retrogression of our soccer. They need to go. The federal government can use the Congress to impact the required adjustments. Nevertheless, after I say whole overhaul that ought to begin from the congress as a result of the entire drawback begins from there. If we wish to do a complete overhaul, we must always begin from the State FAs who declare they name the photographs of Nigerian soccer by the use of congress. We should additionally overhaul the congress. The method that encourages politicians to take over our soccer have to be stopped. We want those that perceive the enterprise of soccer to take cost of Nigeria soccer and to not depart it within the palms of politicians.”
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