In. Podcast that surfaced online, Leon Balogun was pouring out his mind about the current situation of Nigerian football federation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vX0cRmmvEY

He spoke about the pitch,
He spoke about the owing of bonus and many more

Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has criticised the country’s sports authorities over the poor administration of the team.

Balogun expressed his grouse against Nigerian football administrators in an interview with “The Beautiful Game” podcast.

“You hear about other players and why can’t they not perform in the Super Eagles. We have to be honest, the infrastructure, we are not being provided with the best minerals to do our job,” Balogun said.

“It starts with pitches or it starts with accommodation but it goes on to pitches and all these kinds of things.

“And as I said I’m always quite outspoken, probably I know if some people hear that they might come after me but I don’t care because that’s just how it is.”

Balogun made his debut for the Nigerian national team in March 2014 for a friendly against Mexico as a replacement former captain Joseph Yobo.

Balogun entered at half-time but was injured after 20 minutes. He has since been a regular for the national team and won bronze at the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

His points of criticism of football administration in Nigeria – nonpayment of players, match bonuses, unorganised travel plans – are often identified as leading causes of underperformance by Nigerian teams in football and other sports.

Although not too many Nigerian players who are active in football criticises the administrators out of fear of being blacklisted from the team, Balogun said he is “not afraid to speak my mind even if it’s with the coach or the manager” or being dubbed as a “trouble maker.”

“About the bonuses, it’s not even a secret. I’ve read something recently where people in charge contradict themselves saying things have been paid then they admit they haven’t been paid,” Balogun said.

The Rangers defender said rather than speak the truth, “everybody is so concerned about the look of Nigeria and we that we have to represent Nigeria well and we cannot embarrass Nigeria” and tells authorities to “make sure you’re not embarrassing Nigeria with your own action.”

Balogun currently plays for Scottish champions Rangers where he won the Premier League title for Steven Gerrard’s side. He was instrumental to the club’s success with 15 appearances in the 2020/2021 season. Rangers won the league in an unbeaten run of 20 games.

“He’s come in and made the team and the squad a lot stronger,” Gerrard said of Balogun during negotiations for the extension of his contract with the Scottish champions.

Balogun joined Rangers from Wigan Athletic in August 2020. He has signed a contract extension to keep him at Rangers till 2022.

https://guardian.ng/sport/nigeria-defender-leon-balogun-slams-sports-authorities-over-poor-administration/

Politics everywhere. The country is messed up!


Anyways, the Nigeria Government should handover Abba Kyari as soon as possible! They should stop protecting him because he's a Northerner.

NFF under pickinic is a disaster

lol Everybody been served Breakfast all round in diz regime...

Corruption everywhere

NFF is not isolated from the rest of Nigeria. In fact they're a microcosm

He may be right....even oliseh said similar thing.

Nigeria my country I hail o

Mtcheeew... Nigerian govt is not new to blasting... continue they are deaf and don't give a Bleep

All these things wey start with nigeria And national no de get head
NTA
NFF
NFA
NAFDAC

The country is a disgrace

Every sector is in ruin.. Imagine obligating your national players to play and you still refuse to pay them..how so stupid!

I hate this country Ajeh

I dey vex self

O well

Wahala

Ike gwuru....

I don't just know who to hold or who is at fault for the messed up state of NFF, is it the NFF themselves or poor funding from FG
Who ever is at fault here is probably the same body responsible for the decayed state of our NPFL.

Hmmmm

Sack Sunday Dare
Sack Amaju Pinnick

Gunboysavage:
Onion Balogun..
God don comot hand for 9ja matter

Onion Balogun nikan ko, Onion Bandit ni

Nigeria is a very useless country with useless president and foolish people

Wahala everywhere for this false nation

riveram:
Everything about Nigeria is lies and deceit.
Who we offend.

I dedicate my FTC to the FBI. Una Well done ooo

Watin we do when you dey tell us weldone?
we sew babariga for you?

Jux as Nigeria has never had it this bad under Buhari same can b said of NFF under Pinick. Like Buhari like Pinick; they re corrupt nd they both hate criticism, criticise them nd they will come for ur head. Bunch of useless animals.

ok nice one

Way to go

NFF that seized free samsung smart phones given to participating athletes at the on going Olympics.