The time has come for the NFF and all soccer loving Nigerians to take a second look at our football. For more than 20 years we are yet to have football development rather we use the last minute rush to manage our football and the result is clear for everyone to see. Countries like Cape Verde, Mozambique, Ethiopia and even Niger are now working very hard to dislodge us and the worry part is our ranking keeps dropping. The transition of our teams is not seamless and our players are being lured to play for other countries. The facilities are going out of extinction and the welfare package for our players is nothing to boast about. Our players feature for least known leagues in the world and we are never mentioned in African Football great. The best legs we have are never encouraged and politics and infighting is killing the growth of the game. Our youths cannot grow their football at the highest level and success is now measured by them on the ratio of how much you earn and not the impact you make on the pitch. With our current attitude, we may never produce players like Messi or Ronaldo and it will be a shame as we have talents waiting to be discovered. It is time our administrators pull the bull by the horn and stop the lip service they exhibit daily a word is enough for the wise.
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