What The World Cup Qualifier Says About Us...

A country so madly in love with the sport would put everything it has into winning because in football, Nigerians drown their sorrow and find national unity.

Its desire to be at the top of the game with a winning team in the World Cup should have been supported with a winning mentality, good vision, hard work and attention to detail.

The greatest sporting event in the world is not just for the talented, it is also for the pragmatic and planner.

No place is guaranteed for any nation but Nigeria behaved is if we were already qualified, perhaps because we have been in six out of the last seven championships.

As Nigeria faced Ghana in the final match, there was no reason to assume that Ghana would not qualify at Nigeria’s expense.

But our football administrators were careless, care free and assuming.

It was going to be a tough game. But how did Nigeria prepare?

Three months before the qualifier, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) decided it was time to sack the national coach, Gernot Rohr, who had been at the helm for five years and had gradually improved the team.

In his place, Portuguese Jose Peseiro was named as the new coach, under an initial two-year contract.

“The Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles,” a statement from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) read just before the African Nations Cup began in Cameroon.

While this sounded like a plan, it was never one, because Peseiro would never start the job.

Former player and coach, Augustine Eguavoen, was initially appointed to lead the team to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) before returning to his role as the country’s technical director.

Although Nigeria started with bright sparks, Tunisia quickly dimmed the light and Nigeria did not go far in the Nations Cup. The dismal failure at AFCON should have served as a warning signal.

Strangely, Eguavoen was given promotion for failure, and asked to manage the national team into the World Cup. The contract with Peseiro was shredded.

While a case can be made for home-brewed coaching manpower, it just so happens that sports has no respect for national quota or representation.

Nations go for results.

If the issue was with paying a foreign coach, Nigeria now stands to lose billions of naira in marketing income from being out of the World Cup.

Besides, a period of grooming would have been appropriate, at least one year ahead, instead of throwing a difficult task at Eguavoen and his team at the last minute.

There was absolutely no reason for Eguavoen to be given the task of qualifying Nigeria for Qatar by football administrations when he had just failed in the previous assignment in Cameroon.

There was hardly any merit in the reversal of the contract with Peseiro. When his selection was announced, NFF spoke glowingly about the credentials of the pick.

https://theinterview.ng/2022/04/06/what-the-world-cup-qualifier-says-about-us/

"The Diaspora became trouble makers in the eyes of the kleptocrats. The political elite in Nigeria, therefore, hold those abroad, in continuous suspicion. The comfort zone of the political class is being progressively infringed upon."

https://theinterview.ng/2021/03/31/what-the-nigerian-diaspora-want-part-1/

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"The Diaspora became trouble makers in the eyes of the kleptocrats. The political elite in Nigeria, therefore, hold those abroad, in continuous suspicion. The comfort zone of the political class is being progressively infringed upon."

https://theinterview.ng/2021/03/31/what-the-nigerian-diaspora-want-part-1/

#nigeriandiaspora #nigeriansabroad #diasporanigeria

"The Diaspora became trouble makers in the eyes of the kleptocrats. The political elite in Nigeria, therefore, hold those abroad, in continuous suspicion. The comfort zone of the political class is being progressively infringed upon."

https://theinterview.ng/2021/03/31/what-the-nigerian-diaspora-want-part-1/

#nigeriandiaspora #nigeriansabroad #diasporanigeria

"The Diaspora became trouble makers in the eyes of the kleptocrats. The political elite in Nigeria, therefore, hold those abroad, in continuous suspicion. The comfort zone of the political class is being progressively infringed upon."

https://theinterview.ng/2021/03/31/what-the-nigerian-diaspora-want-part-1/

#nigeriandiaspora #nigeriansabroad #diasporanigeria

The Diaspora became trouble makers in the eyes of the kleptocrats. The political elite in Nigeria, therefore, hold those abroad, in continuous suspicion. The comfort zone of the political class is being progressively infringed upon.

https://theinterview.ng/2021/03/31/what-the-nigerian-diaspora-want-part-1/

#nigeriandiaspora #nigeriansabroad #diasporanigeria

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Why do we like to blame everybody for our problems. This is a 40-year-old issue that is just now international because of the information age. Haven't you guys ready about Adaka Boro, his rebelion and death? What about Saro-Wiwa?

It's the same old struggle. If you don't understand the issues, just ask. This is a just cause. Instead of alleging destabilization plot by the CNN, just do your research or shut up. The Delta people are fighting for what is right. I am Yoruba, but I stand for justice everywhere. There is gross injustice in the Delta and we all ought to support those folks.  They have a cause to fight.