Once Africa’s number one ranked football country, Nigeria has plummeted so badly in recent times, no thanks to the current Nigeria Football Federation led by Amaju Pinnick

The present board of the Nigeria Football Federation, led by its president, Amaju Pinnick, was elected into office in September 2014 and ever since, the game has steadily declined due to poor running. football affairs by this board.

When they were elected some years ago, Nigeria was ranked 37 in the world, just few months after a Round of 16 finish by the Super Eagles at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

But ever since, the Eagles, who have failed to qualify for two Africa Cup of Nations (2015 and 2017), And managed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. And the 2019 AFCON. Were they manage to come 3rd. But till now are still celebrating that 3rd position as if we have never won the cup. To the point of asking to keep Rohr as life coach.

The fall of the Eagles and the general decay in Nigerian football has been adduced to several blunders committed by the football body under the leadership of Amaju Pinnick some of these are:

1. No blue print for the development of the game on the home front.
Whereas FIFA have always advocated for the local development of the game in the native countries of affiliate members and even gone ahead to periodically give grant to that effect.
The Amaju Pinnick led board from inception till date do not have any plan to develop football in Nigeria. Rather we always see Amaju Pinnick travelling to Europe to convinced young stars with Nigerian descent to come play for Nigeria.

2. Inability to produced local players for the national team
In the past Nigeria league was the bedrock of the national team. But today the league under Amaju is so degraded that not a single player is seen fit to even smell the camp of the national team.
Whereas in the past players like Finidi George, Omokachi, Vincent Enyeama from Enyimba featured prominently in the super eagles.
As at the last count Sunday Mba from ifreanyi Uba FC scored the winning goal for Nigeria to win AFCON under Keshi.

3The deterioration of the Nigeria Premiere League
The Nigeria league itself under this NFF has even deteriorated so badly that our league doesn't have a calendar.
The league resumes anytime and to end they have to do abridged or just choose anybody to represent Nigeria in CAF champions league.
In the past the league use to attract lots of foreigners especially Africans from Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast etc.
But today our League is in shambles. Every player is running out even to Benn republic.

4.Lack of transparency in the administration of football
In the past before a coach is appointed the position is announced and interested parties apply for it. But under Amaju how Genot Rohr became Nigeria's coach is a mystery. And worse off is to know that he can't be sacked due to a bogus clues in his contract is very annoying. And while stake holders are calling for the removal of Rohr. The NFF is already plotting to replace him with someone who on paper is even worse than Rohr. What has happen to allowing competent coaches applying for the job whether local or foreign?

5 the dwindling future on the super falcon's

The super falcon's in the past reigned supreme in Africa. Produce players year after year and winning almost all the editions of the women AFCON. But instead of this present NFF to improve our rating by making the falcons a force outside Africa. We have today became a shadow of ourselves.

I) back to back elimination from qualifying for the Olympics in 2016 and Tokyo 2020

ii) losing to South Africa in competitive game for the first time

Before now South Africa has never won a game against Nigeria but today not only that they won, they did it in style here in Lagos

iii) the female league like the male's can no longer produce players for the national team. That is why we now over rely on few tired legs and even scouting for Nigeria descents to come home and play

What has happen to our female football? The league is no where the players we produce the likes of mercy akide, perpetual Nkwacha, Cynthia Uwak etc were not born in England or USA. They all started from Nigeria

Why does Amaju led NFF killing football in Nigeria.

iv) the just concluded women CAF champions league everyone expected Nigeria's representative Rivers Angels to sweep it. But alas they were knocked out. Am not surprise South Africa organized their women league like their men and the result.. They won.
Gone are the day you wake up and defeat other teams. They are catching up.
And we without a league sent a match rusty team to conquer Africa. It doesn't work that way

5 the super eagles are no longer super.
In the past the super eagles game wasa delight were we look forward to how many goals will be scored not just the winning. The team was feared by Brazil, Italy, Argentina etc. But today even in Africa we can hold our own. The likes of Sierra Leone can come here to play 4 - 4 and we will be celebrating a drew with Cape Verde. Not just that the team scramble to stay afloat the team likes pattern and ambitions.

Having seen Nigeria win Olympics at Atalanta and reached quarter finals before. This NFF should take us higher and Amaju can do it.
If South Africa can look inwards then we can do better because we have the natural talent.
All out league and football needs is better organization. Aka packaging

Source: Robosky02

Backwards. NFF is a beehive of corruption. Coupled with quota system employed in the selection of players to please some section of the country against picking the best.
You need to understand that most coach that have handled our eagles have constantly complained about not being given free hand. This simply means that NFF influences the choice of players that are selected for tournament which is bad. Such things should be left at the descreetion of the coach
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Everytin under Buhari is backward,

Backward, when last did our boys play well in any continental and global tournament?

If I say yes na lie I dey lie because I don't know anything about NFF

In between.

are you sure check well

Standstill

Capital letter NO because everything under this present government is zero

Everytin under ogagun (general) Buhari is backward

ASK YOURSELF IS NIGERIA ITSELF MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN YOU ANSWER THAT YOU WOULD FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION

There's been a slow forward movement. Let's be honest.

This man just used the glass house to build and better his portfolio in CAF and FIFA in general. He's a force to reckon with in football politically. Asides that, nothing tangible from his end. He keeps milking and scamming us.

Pinnik should be removed by the government

I know FIFA will suspend Nigeria but our football is in such mess we are good as suspended any way

Pinnik and Co have destroyed our league. Our clubs are playing continental football when the league is not running. Any wonder all the clubs except for Enyimba have crashed out

Our youth teams, flying eagles, golden eagle's, etc are no where to be found

Last olympics, Nigerian football male and female were nowhere near there

Our female football destroyed and no progress.. Falcons thrashed by South Africa. Our club champions thrashed by a female club from Morocco and couldn't even qualify from their group!

Sack Pinnik now!

Football under the idiot is stagnated. Pinnick is so clueless and corrupt

Amaju Pinnick is the worst football administrator in the history of NFF.
He is toying with Nigeria feelings on national team matters

Who will bring back the leadership style of Emeka Omeruah?
He is the best NFF chairman in the history of Nigeria football

God bless Emeka Omeruah

He was the NFA Chairman when Super Eagles was dominating Africa and many countries in the world.

Emeka Omeruah 1993 - 1997

Even me I know understand, the thing tire me too

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Even sani Lulu did better..

Until Nigeria supports Home grown talent, They will never get thing right.

Nigeria does not need a politician as head of NFF ....

Nigeria needs a typical ingrained sportsman who know the inticacies in sports development.

A sportsman who know what it is to support grass root sports.

A sportsman who knows what it is like to select a no nonsense coach that the players respect.

Amaju has failed

A sportsman who does not have inside covert agreement inside an open agreement with the officials or coach of the national team which he selected.

Stagnant

Football is not just about the National Team

Is the National League making progress?

The league was better in the 80s than it is now

Mehn everything under buhari nah backward...this man that like going to AY show as if nah him duty be that

Forward. But Backwards with the return of Ighalo.

Is obvious. BACKWARD, period.

They need to sack him, Rohr and Dare.

And that clueless one from Daura.

Nigerian football can not move forward under any NFF board, whether it is Pinnick or Maigari. Until we get our politics right ie restructure Nigeria and start practicing true federalism, every sector of the country would remain comatose.

Is it only football that is moving backward?

What about agriculture, security, health, education etc

Look our problem is our current unitary structure that would not allow for progress.

We must restructure Nigeria to move foward

1000 steps backwards. Nothing to write home about. All levels of football has suffered. Women football and age group competitions have never had it so bad.

Amaju Panic abi Pinnick is a Failure.