Former Super Eagles handler, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has said he is
not impressed with Amaju Pinnick’s tenure as president of the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF).
Pinnick celebrated one year in office last week, but Onigbinde says Nigeria should have achieved better results.
“We
have had some good results and some bad ones, but what I can
emphatically say and which I believe strongly is that we as a nation are
capable of achieving better results if we utilise all our resources,”
he said.
“We have not had it as good, as one would have wished judging by Nigeria’s potentials.
“There
have been some good ones and some bad ones, but I personally am not
satisfied with the level of achievement so far because I believe Nigeria
is capable of achieving much higher than what we have achieved in the
last one year”, he added.
Onigbinde also spoke about the calibre of Sports Minister he expects under President Muhammadu Buhari.
He
said: “My hope and prayer is that Nigeria will deviate a little from
what it has been in the past. In the past, we have had all sorts of
characters as sports minister.
“Those
appointed in the past were all said to be gentlemen, but when it comes
to relevance in terms of experience and knowledge, they fell short of
expectations. I hope this time around the president will look for
someone, who has a thorough sporting background to handle that ministry.
“It
takes more than a sport academician; it requires a lot of practical
experience. If I had a Ph.D in Physical Education, the experience in
administration may not be there. I hope the president will look into
that area, look for someone, who will be able to share his wealth of
experience with Nigeria and move Nigeria’s sports forward.”
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