Coach of Wikki Vacationer of Bauchi, Abdu Maikaba, has suggested the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) to arrange a formidable home-based squad as a way to keep away from one other disappointing outing on the African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Maikaba, a former nationwide youth staff assistant coach, mentioned Nigeria’s struggles at CHAN competitions have been a direct results of poor preparation and the late meeting of gamers from the native league.
“In each CHAN event we now have attended, our greatest weak point has been preparation,” Maikaba mentioned. “You can’t anticipate gamers who’ve by no means skilled collectively to carry out properly in case you solely assemble them a number of weeks earlier than the competitors. Soccer doesn’t work like that.”
He argued that the answer is for the NFF to create a everlasting pool of the very best gamers within the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) and guarantee they meet frequently for coaching and pleasant video games. “If we will determine the highest gamers within the league and permit them to coach now and again underneath one system, then we’ll construct understanding, chemistry and confidence. That’s the best way to get outcomes at CHAN,” he defined.
Maikaba confused that ready till the eve of a event to name up gamers has confirmed ineffective. “That last-minute strategy is the explanation we now have not been capable of get constant outcomes,” he continued. “Different international locations put together properly forward, and that’s the reason they give the impression of being extra organized than us at CHAN.”
The Wikki Vacationer coach added that investing in a robust home-based nationwide staff is not going to solely profit CHAN but additionally strengthen Nigeria’s general soccer construction. “These gamers may also graduate to the principle Tremendous Eagles when they’re prepared. That approach, we create a system that’s sustainable for the long run,” Maikaba mentioned.
He concluded by urging the federation to behave quick. “If we don’t change the way in which we put together, we’ll proceed to see the identical poor outcomes. Nigeria has the expertise, however we have to be deliberate in constructing an actual home-based staff,” Maikaba warned.
