kennysville:


Nff leadership is political in nature. It is reserved for people who couldn't cut it in ministerial appointments which is why there is always going to be government interference through the sports ministry. Have we asked why a person like Segun Odegbami has not been able to win? Only a player can tell the challenges they face as players. As for the supposed administrators, it's all about business. As much as NFF is broke, they still get to pay NFF board salaries monthly even if the national team coach is being owed 9months salary. They still have money to do jamboree outside the country. That excuse that footballers are different from football administrators doesn't fly.

kennysville:
Whatever situation we find Nigerian Football today, blame it all on one man and one man Only. Amaju Melvin Pinnick! All that dude did was for the furtherance of his own career and not that he is interested in the growth of Nigerian soccer. All he ever wanted was to be a CAF exec and by extension, fifa exec. The product of his 8year tenure is what we are witnessing with poor age grade teams. His focus was more on the Super Eagles brand while neglecting the age grade teams. He has moved on but the mess is still there for us to clean up.

People called Nigeria age cheats as we always paraded over aged players. Hey started well until It became a case of Every man for himself. So let's ask , from the time we won u17 of 2013 and 2015, how many of those players progressed into the senior team apart from iheanacho and chukwueze and until recently, Awoniyi.
Pinnick got so obsessed with FB which is more or less easy way out of proper scouting. And media sold us the idea that we lacked basics of modern football. We bought the lie hook line and sinker. Unless I am wrong, an average boy knows how to trap ball by default in Nigeria. It's not even a debate. Now that we have solely relied on FB , how has it served the growth of Nigerian football? Yall see where am getting at?

The local league was not important hence where it is. Kudos to folks like Basco Velli who brings us updates here. There are information in the glass house that I am privy to which if they get into public space, you'd be so disgusted to learn of them.

So why are we surprised?

Meliforme:


Victor Moses boots belongs to Victor Moses, they don't need to fill it. Victor Moses boots might be too tight or oversize.

For the roles these players do for club and country, they do it better than what Victor offers.

For the reckoning, They aforementioned players have more speed and movement, finishing, dribbling skills and creativity.

Do not also forget that Victor Moses abilities in S.E were accentuated more by the presence of Onazi and Mikel in midfield.

JohnBullMySon:
Not true.

Nobody here has provided a clear example of a situation where government prosecutors investigated a criminal offence and did not attempt to interfere into the daily affairs of the FA. Just do your job and go. Don't start trying to remove somebody from office or close the FA because of an ongoing investigation. That is interference.

lovewins:


Not entirely true.

For funds that goes to them from the federal government, it can easily be tracked. Where the government may have challenges is with funds from FIFA, but they can also get that through a whistleblower. The problem has never been the absence of evidence- these guys aren't so smart to cover their tracks- it's always been the lack of political will to execute them.

The EFCC had enough on Pinnick, he had to pander to be left off the hook. It's same reason he was careful since then with his dealings with the FG. For instance, the ministry of sports dissolving the LMC (even though I agree) is interference, but Pinnick/Gasau decided to play ball and allow the ministry institute the IMC. They could have easily reported to FIFA, but some persons had them by the throat.

kennysville:
Whatever situation we find Nigerian Football today, blame it all on one man and one man Only. Amaju Melvin Pinnick! All that dude did was for the furtherance of his own career and not that he is interested in the growth of Nigerian soccer. All he ever wanted was to be a CAF exec and by extension, fifa exec. The product of his 8year tenure is what we are witnessing with poor age grade teams. His focus was more on the Super Eagles brand while neglecting the age grade teams. He has moved on but the mess is still there for us to clean up.

People called Nigeria age cheats as we always paraded over aged players. Hey started well until It became a case of Every man for himself. So let's ask , from the time we won u17 of 2013 and 2015, how many of those players progressed into the senior team apart from iheanacho and chukwueze and until recently, Awoniyi.
Pinnick got so obsessed with FB which is more or less easy way out of proper scouting. And media sold us the idea that we lacked basics of modern football. We bought the lie hook line and sinker. Unless I am wrong, an average boy knows how to trap ball by default in Nigeria. It's not even a debate. Now that we have solely relied on FB , how has it served the growth of Nigerian football? Yall see where am getting at?

The local league was not important hence where it is. Kudos to folks like Basco Velli who brings us updates here. There are information in the glass house that I am privy to which if they get into public space, you'd be so disgusted to learn of them.

So why are we surprised?

TheGoodJoe:


How will the investigator carry out the investigation? How do you investigate without information? Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini stepped aside for investigation. You can't investigate without information. When you are carrying out an internal investigation, you need to appoint someone to take over. Until then, no proper investigation can be done.

JohnBullMySon:
Government prosecutors investigating NFF, is an external investigation.

You don't have the right to remove someone you did not appoint. There are legal ways to prevent the person from using his position to influence things to his favor. You can get a search warrant to look into documents, warrant of execution to seize. You can charge for tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, Perjury, etc., but you can't order him to vacate. That one is government tyranny.

This are the things that separate developed countries from developing ones. There are completely legal ways to go about something but we like to do things anyhow and when we get banned, we start saying that FIFA is unjust to Africans.

JohnBullMySon:
Government prosecutors investigating NFF, is an external investigation.

You don't have the right to remove someone you did not appoint. There are legal ways to prevent the person from using his position to influence things to his favor. You can get a search warrant to look into documents, warrant of execution to seize. You can charge for tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, Perjury, etc., but you can't order him to vacate. That one is government tyranny.

This are the things that separate developed countries from developing ones. There are completely legal ways to go about something but we like to do things anyhow and when we get banned, we start saying that FIFA is unjust to Africans.

COOL10:





Victor Moses has a record of 12 goals and 5 assists in just 37 games for Nigeria. For a winger, that's an impressive record. Show me a Nigerian winger that has a better record.

And please, did you really compare Victor Moses' style of play and his creativity with the likes of Moses Simon and Chukwueze? 😳😳


Chai, what won't I read on this thread?🤣🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

daveP:


What I'm pissed at most in his post is he saying Mikel and Onazi helped him majorly. Maybe he didn't watch VicMo. That guy will singlehandedly run from defence and do wonders, MOSTLY by himself, influencing game outcomes with his intelligence. These current ones can't lace his boots till 20whatever. Unless the improve by far.

gatecrash123:
A very good development

TheGoodJoe:


The bolded is interference from external sources. FIFA says solve these matters internally.

do4luv14:
If naija football no waka, blame it on one man

if SE no fly, blame it on one man,

if Musa get Belle blame it on one man

if naija football fall yakata for ground blame it on one man,

If anything hapun to naija football , heck..... blame it on one man,

Seems that one man runs a sole proprietorship with naija football😁😁😁

COOL10:





Victor Moses has a record of 12 goals and 5 assists in just 37 games for Nigeria. For a winger, that's an impressive record. Show me a Nigerian winger that has a better record.

And please, did you really compare Victor Moses' style of play and his creativity with the likes of Moses Simon and Chukwueze? 😳😳


Chai, what won't I read on this thread?🤣🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

Emmy450:
you are right, but let me clarify something in your second paragraph, those street kids you made mention of don't really know the basics of football, they might know the ultrabasics but doesn't classify as basic football knowledge in an actual academy. You can't compare a kid from an arsenal academy to the streetkids in Lagos....

Emmy450:
An example is SAKA,. Close your eyes
and Imaginee if saka grew up from the street of Lagos, delta, abambra etc,. Do you think the level of football knowledge he has from the street would in anyway be of same level of that of an arsenal academy ?

Emmy450:
An example is SAKA,. Close your eyes
and Imaginee if saka grew up from the street of Lagos, delta, abambra etc,. Do you think the level of football knowledge he has from the street would in anyway be of same level of that of an arsenal academy ?

gatecrash123:
A very good development

COOL10:





Victor Moses has a record of 12 goals and 5 assists in just 37 games for Nigeria. For a winger, that's an impressive record. Show me a Nigerian winger that has a better record.

And please, did you really compare Victor Moses' style of play and his creativity with the likes of Moses Simon and Chukwueze? 😳😳


Chai, what won't I read on this thread?🤣🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

charlesemeka85:
Cristiano Giuntoli, Napoli's Sporting Director has added three AFCON U20 revelations for a possible transfer in the future:

🇬🇲 Alagie Saine (20, CB)
🇸🇳 Pape Amadou Diallo (18, LW)
🇸🇳 Pape Diop (19, CM)

Special talents! 🌍😍

owbabs:


Another one not well thought out. Can Nigerian pitch hold that many matches in a short space of time.

A club in Tanzania will still beat the winner of the tournament in a 2 legged fixture

Emmy450:
An example is SAKA,. Close your eyes
and Imaginee if saka grew up from the street of Lagos, delta, abambra etc,. Do you think the level of football knowledge he has from the street would in anyway be of same level of that of an arsenal academy ?