His name is Patrick Segun Odegbami.

Nigeria's Captain to Espana '82 World Cup Qualifier.

He has again lost the election to Mr Lulu.

Can he ever get the chance?

When is Odegbami going to be NFA chairman?

The day Gani Fawehinmi becomes Nigerian president!

Too bad nearly all of us ignore this post.

This is important for Nigeria football but unfortunately we are discussing Chelsea, Arsenal united etc

Loverbwouy, where are you?

@ Akolawole, point is the EPL is run professionally, with little interference from politicians. those who know and live football are in charge, making it exciting.

the Nigerian (is it pepsi or cocacola or globacom now?) league in contrast is run by an NFA that is filled with alhajis', ogbuefis', otunbas' who have no interest in making it any better.

the saving grace is that we usually have the talent on the field to make us appear to be a football superpower (still ranked first in africa and top 20 in the world).

my brother, i no dey worry about things wey go give me undue stress.

i dont know much about nigeria football

Being a former footballer and having a good reputation should make him a very strong contestant but it seems he didnt really do much to get support, maybe he wants it to come naturally

He said the election were free and fair, but after so many funny elections in the past he lost the zeal

I think he should concentrate on private football management, like thta guy in Enyimba Felix * and leave the muddy NFA

@Ugumba and LB

The election was open but definitely some money must have exchange hands.

I will blame FIFA for this.

Such electoral settings is not good for our country or Africa in general.

Lets just appoint the Chairman.

judging from his number of posts, (just 6) i reckon he isnt liked. .
maybe he worked hand in hand with galadima during his tenure, i wouldnt know,
but i'm not sure he will ever be there, better he forgets it,

Odegbami has been on th NFA board b4. its not as if he's going to perform miracles when he finally gets there. It might just be one big anti-climax afterall if he gets there.

I will blame FIFA for this.

Such electoral settings is not good for our country or Africa in general.

i dont understand what you mean by the setting

the fact that it was open should be good for everybody shouldnt it?

again - it was an NFA (s)election in favour of Sani Lulu

Odegbami hasn't got the connection, and the money as well.

b'liv me - 'tmite sound silly, but it wasn't a FREE 'n' FAIR election.

Of course it isnt silly,
IT wasnt a free and fair election at all,
It was more of, the more u look, the less u see.

@ Akolawole,

That's going to be the day you sit down inside the mainbowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, to watch CHLESEA play ARSENAL.

Never can he be. Naija politricks for you

I think it would have been the fittest for the post but unfortunately he didnt get there.

You know what i am curious about this NFA and sport minister, why is it that is only this Hausas that takes over the position, one Hausa going out and another coming in?

Can someone explain to me?

My mind tells me that he will never get there and also that its more honorable for him to be trying and not get there than get there and fumble, case study is that of how he could not lead Gateway FC to the promised land, it did not really speak well of him as the Oga of the club basically because the expectations were much but unfortunately he did not deliver

Pls i would not like to be mis-quoted i love this man but i doubt if he will ever be there!

@Amodu

Where were you when the likes of Ikhazobo, Obakpolor, Kojo-Williams, Kentebbe and co were made chairmen of the NFA, all being Southerners, abeg stop these tribalistic sentiments and look forward

@Amodu

Where were you when the likes of Ikhazobo, Obakpolor, Kojo-Williams, Kentebbe and co were made chairmen of the NFA, all being Southerners, abeg stop these tribalistic sentiments and look forward

thank you

this is sport

no discrimination plz

If Lulu's "selection" wasn't tribalistic, then I think it is Political. There was a rumour going round b4 the election
that those who are not members of the PDP won't stand any chance of getting any post in the FA. I don't know
which party Odegbami belongs, but it is obvious some people do not want him there.

Looking at precedents, Kodjo Williams was too intelligent for some people and they have to shove him aside for
being too "arrogant" So these same set of people are still in the F.A. and I'm sure they won't be able to cope
with Odegbami, who will want to carry out some reforms when he becomes the Chairman.

I don't know much about Lulu, but I'm sure it will be easy to push him around a little than it will be if Odegbami
happens to be Chairman. These people are not after the development of the game, so they won't like to have
anybody who has the interest of developing Naija Soccer at the helms of affair.

This is not normal, but unfortunately, this is Nigeria where anything goes!

@Bolaoni

Well spoken, but the issue here is that the selection was simply political and it was obvious that Lulu was a government candidate and money had changed hands.Do you believe that there was a businessman (Omokhomion) from the south-south nicknamed "private sector" that is still hollering for Sam John to return his money which was meant to have been used to get delegates to vote him in as Chairman, being assured that he was chairman-elect he made available huge sums of money but at the end of the day the guy did not secure even 1 vote, so disgraceful if you ask me

LoverBwoy:

i don't understand what you mean by the setting

the fact that it was open should be good for everybody shouldnt it?

LoverLover

FIFA settings will work in West Not in Africa where money talks in Election.

@Akola

Well said

Is it his birth right? abeg make i hear word for here

u dey take style promote ur forum abi ?

Kolanut indeed !

@ Dr Kitaun

You can still take me up on the KOLANUT offer
Cos i saw this   where you wrote KOLANUT
Must mean you're salivating,right?