Former Super Eagles forward Daniel Amokachi says the glory days of football in Nigeria will not return unless the administrators fix the major defects in the country’s football system.
He says Nigeria needs a solid developmental programme for young footballers, a proper long-term plan for the national teams and develop a football identity for the game in the country
Amokachi says Focusing too much on the coaching aspect is like building a house from the roof downwards instead of starting with the right foundation and build upwards.
The former player called for a detailed research on the issues so Nigeria can solve the teams’ problems, and that larger structural issues affecting football in the country need attention.
The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after their early exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Interim technical adviser Augustine Eguavoen and his assistants were disengaged by the Nigeria Football Federation in the aftermath of the team’s failure to qualify for Qatar 2022.
As a way forward the NFF announced new assistant coaches for the team on Thursday with the position of head coach still vacant.
