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As strain continues mounting on the current management of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) to throw within the towel after failing to qualify the Tremendous Eagles for subsequent yr’s FIFA World Cup, an ex-player has alleged that the soccer governing physique lacks monetary accountability.
Sports247 experiences that this verdict got here from a former nationwide workforce winger, Jide Oguntuase, who holds a robust view that ex-internationals should shortly take over the working of Nigeria’s soccer for it to get higher.
Oguntuase opined as a lot whereas talking throughout ‘Scorching Seat’ section of Inside Naija Sports activities, a reside streaming programme that runs from 2:15pm each Friday on YouTube, from the studio of Sports247 Naija TV.
He additional identified that NFF prime pictures are all the time comfy counting on funding that they obtain from the federal authorities, therefore their lack of ability to supply for company sponsors that might correctly promote the sport.
The Scotland ’89 FIFA U17 World Cup revelation added, “The foremost downside we’ve got within the NFF for now’s that they don’t seem to be sourcing for funds. They depend on the cash they accumulate from authorities after which milk it.
“They don’t even account for what they spend. They need to come out and inform us how they spend the cash they get from the federal authorities and the way a lot it’s.”
He additional identified that NFF prime pictures shouldn’t be heard complaining about lack of cash or lack of ability to pay salaries of coaches within the nationwide groups, contemplating the common grants they obtain from the federal authorities.
Oguntuase, who was additionally in Nigeria’s bronze successful under-23 squad on the 1991 Africa Video games in Egypt, famous: “Inspite of all the cash they all the time get from authorities, there are plenty of money owed within the NFF and they’re owing a lot of their coaches.
“All of this isn’t good for Nigerian soccer. This has by some means led to interference by Nigerian authorities officers as a result of they imagine the NFF can’t survive with out them.
“So, as soon as there’s screening for any of the age-grade nationwide groups, and even golf equipment within the league, you’ll begin seeing letters coming from all over the place … senator will ship, DG will ship, commissioner will ship, minister will ship.”
He concluded by stressing the necessity for ex-players to unite and stand as one as a way to take over management of the NFF, and he declared: “We should take over on the subsequent election.
“Whereas all of them have been having fun with the consolation of their properties and going to high school to be taught, we have been those struggling on the sphere as a way to play nicely.
“How can they now say they know soccer higher than us? That’s why we, the ex-players, should come collectively and communicate with one voice.”
Oguntuase additionally disclosed that he’s personally spearheading the hassle of making an attempt to unite Nigeria’s footballers’ factions which can be led by Tijjani Babangida and Abdul Sule, respectively.
