African Football Discussion Thread: {Current Topic: 👉 NFF Incompetence}

[Davidvictorson]

NFF can steal and still do the right thing.

Is your first comment is taking me out 
But then I get the point and I completely understand however, we do not want them to steal. We want them to do the right thing and leave a good legacy behind so that they can be emulated by their successor. We want them to set a standard that would be there for many years to come.

Flamingos have made the country happy. Given us something good to talk about, instead of talking about the NFF and the Super Eagles all day.

I agree with you, but I also wonder what would happen to the girls now that they have won. What does the leadership of the country have for them in terms of their career growth and development?
I hope they don’t abandon them, and I also hope that these girls would go on to become stars in so many clubs just like Asisat Lamina Oshoala.

[Roseline492]

I saw a tweet where the first Lady Mrs. Remi Tinubu, the wife of the president was congratulating the young ladies who made Nigeria proud for winning this years FIFA Under 17 World Cup. And such is commendable, but one thing I won't like is for the congratulation she just made shouldn't remain an audio one, but transmit into physical motivations for these ladies who just made the country proud once again in the midst of this hardship. Because the same way APC bought SUV cars worth hundreds of million naira just to be used for the 2027 presidential campaign. If they can give this girls just 20million each from the first lady, who is also the mother of the nation, it will definitely motivate these girls more.

If her intentions was to reward them she would have done it when she was congratulating them for the victory, so actually don't expect anything more than congratulations from her because I don't think she is generous enough to do that considering all the things she has said to the Nigerians and besides there is nothing her money would do for those players that they cannot afford for themselves, already I believe that this trophy has already generated a lot of money for them through most philanthropist in the country who would be very happy to see the achievement of world best they have brought in the country.

[Obim34]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

[Tonimez]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

It's all politics. The Nigerian government plays politics with every slightest opportunity they notice anywhere at anytime. The stadium has been in a sorry state and now they woke up from sleep to do the repairs. They should also look at the cameras in the stadium and upgrade it from that black and white visuals we had.

It's funny how the Gods will akpabio stadium became the best and only manageable stadium in the country. What happened to upgrading other stadia? Building more and maintaining others? The NFF is political and I hope they don't go on to project APC during football games in the pitch.

[abaeze]

I saw a tweet where the first Lady Mrs. Remi Tinubu, the wife of the president was congratulating the young ladies who made Nigeria proud for winning this years FIFA Under 17 World Cup. And such is commendable, but one thing I won't like is for the congratulation she just made shouldn't remain an audio one, but transmit into physical motivations for these ladies who just made the country proud once again in the midst of this hardship. Because the same way APC bought SUV cars worth hundreds of million naira just to be used for the 2027 presidential campaign. If they can give this girls just 20million each from the first lady, who is also the mother of the nation, it will definitely motivate these girls more.

If her intentions was to reward them she would have done it when she was congratulating them for the victory, so actually don't expect anything more than congratulations from her because I don't think she is generous enough to do that considering all the things she has said to the Nigerians and besides there is nothing her money would do for those players that they cannot afford for themselves, already I believe that this trophy has already generated a lot of money for them through most philanthropist in the country who would be very happy to see the achievement of world best they have brought in the country.

Now 90% of those involved in politics don't spend their money, resources or time for the welfare of the people but they spend it as an investment to make themselves more popular so that they can withdraw 2X,3X or more of the money spent by using their personal influence. Although politicians outwardly show that they are coming forward for the benefit of the society but they can't reach the hearts of the common people.

Ultimately, how much money is being invested in inspiring the future generations of our country is more important than how much money is being spent on election campaigns in a country.Therefore, rewarding those who bring respect and success to the country at the international level shouldn't be a personal kindness or favor of philanthropists but it should be an institutional responsibility of a country.

[Fiatless]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

This is good news. The stadium has been in bad shape and also contributed to Super Eagles' poor performance. Most of these players play on good pitches, so a poorly maintained pitch would affect their performance.

We have very bad leaders who work only when elections are around the corner. This pitch has been bad for a very long time, but they are working on it now because they want to convince voters that they are working. There is nothing wrong with using it for political campaigns. After all, they are the government that fixed it.

Do we really need the LED board? Any facility that cannot be secured and maintained after installation should not be spent money on.

[SatoPrincess]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

I hope they actually renovate the stadium and not do surface level upgrades. The AFCON qualifiers is in six days so I don’t know how much could be done before then. This just shows you how useless the NFF is about football in Nigeria. We need more stadiums in the country, I’m tired of having only one standard stadium to go to every time we have an international match.

[Y3shot]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

And it is not as if they do the right thing by putting the stadium in good shape; making everything look interesting, they would not make their money back. If the stadium is made very conducive, people would come out in mass to watch every game, and money can be generated from this. However, they have decided to divert money without doing any work when things can be done properly, allowing them to make money and make Nigerian football more interesting.

[Emeraldo]

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

And it is not as if they do the right thing by putting the stadium in good shape; making everything look interesting, they would not make their money back. If the stadium is made very conducive, people would come out in mass to watch every game, and money can be generated from this. However, they have decided to divert money without doing any work when things can be done properly, allowing them to make money and make Nigerian football more interesting.

Are you surprised about the way the stadium is being kept? Nigeria as a country does not have a strong maintenance culture and that has been affecting our infrastructures severely making them to get old and dilapidated due to the seldom maintenance on them. If you check the stadium in cross river that was built by Apabio, the structure is not what it used to be again because of poor maintenance practices. It is only when they want to have big matches or use the stadium for political gathering that they mostly remember to fix the stadium.

[Promocodeudo]

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

Obviously this is what it is, many things has been happening lately as the elections is approaching, but you shouldn't be surprised if the NFF are all APC members, cause the question you are suposed to ask is who's their pay master I mean who appointed them, from their you can get the answer you need, regarding backlash, in Nigeria, people in positions does nothing with clear eye, is either they are being criticized before they can do, or they do it to score a cheap polical goal which we already know, so we know all this thing, they aren't new to us.

[yixichloro2xx]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

My sincere appreciation is to Football fan tribe, they were the ones who made effort to complain about the structure of the stadium. They also made sure that the video spread across all social media, maybe that were the Akwa Ibom governor saw it and decided to make some renovations amid multiple backslashes. I am always ashamed to watch the national team play in any of our stadium, how will they still be using  wooden advertisement board in 2026 and ugly looking pitch. Incompetence is the major issue we face from our governments. I am very sure they must have added the stadium maintenance into their state sporting budget. We need good sporting facilities, world class stadium and training facilities. They could use it for the presidential campaign.

[Brizi5000]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

My sincere appreciation is to Football fan tribe, they were the ones who made effort to complain about the structure of the stadium. They also made sure that the video spread across all social media, maybe that were the Akwa Ibom governor saw it and decided to make some renovations amid multiple backslashes. I am always ashamed to watch the national team play in any of our stadium, how will they still be using  wooden advertisement board in 2026 and ugly looking pitch. Incompetence is the major issue we face from our governments. I am very sure they must have added the stadium maintenance into their state sporting budget. We need good sporting facilities, world class stadium and training facilities. They could use it for the presidential campaign.

And if they tell you how much the budget of this digital led advertisment board is, you’ll marvel to learn how much this people are embezzling. This Stadium is one of the best in Nigeria but that Woden advertisement board wasn’t complimenting the standard of that stadium and it’s a good thing they know that and try to fix it with a digital led advertisement board, and i hope they are  of good quality, not the ones that will stop functioning properly after 3-4 usage. One of the major challenges we are facing in this country is maintenance and sustainability, it’s not just about fixing it with a digital led board, they also have to be able to maintain them properly.

[Spaceman1000$]

I saw a tweet where the first Lady Mrs. Remi Tinubu, the wife of the president was congratulating the young ladies who made Nigeria proud for winning this years FIFA Under 17 World Cup. And such is commendable, but one thing I won't like is for the congratulation she just made shouldn't remain an audio one, but transmit into physical motivations for these ladies who just made the country proud once again in the midst of this hardship. Because the same way APC bought SUV cars worth hundreds of million naira just to be used for the 2027 presidential campaign. If they can give this girls just 20million each from the first lady, who is also the mother of the nation, it will definitely motivate these girls more.

If her intentions was to reward them she would have done it when she was congratulating them for the victory, so actually don't expect anything more than congratulations from her because I don't think she is generous enough to do that considering all the things she has said to the Nigerians and besides there is nothing her money would do for those players that they cannot afford for themselves, already I believe that this trophy has already generated a lot of money for them through most philanthropist in the country who would be very happy to see the achievement of world best they have brought in the country.

I think they will have to arrange for a Gala night for under 17 women. That Gala night is always hosted by the president, it is at this Gala night that the president will supposedly announce his reward to the winners of the under-17 women World cup. So it's not something that the president or the wife of the president will just do on a congratulatory message beside she doesn't have any government authority to do such, she just a wife of the president sending a good way message to the winners of the World cup.

[Mr Reporter]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

The NFF are really funny, it cost them nothing heavy on the budget to upgrade and install a digital advertising board in the stadium, see how easy it is to spend money on the right things, especially the ones that are necessary, why didn't they do it before the backlash?

I'm forced to believe that the stadiums now turn into a political event venue, the NFF are APC, and the upgrades seem politically driven.

What a life how this NFF people enjoy stealing from the weak the poor, eating public funds which they think is sweeter, if you would ask me I think let think that digital advertising boards seems small to me, it so annoying that this even the smallest person can’t stand for the truth….

The government should be ashamed of the truth, and this what most of them don’t like hearing…..

[Issa56]

If her intentions was to reward them she would have done it when she was congratulating them for the victory, so actually don't expect anything more than congratulations from her because I don't think she is generous enough to do that considering all the things she has said to the Nigerians

All this people don’t value achievements like this, those young ladies are suppose to be properly honored, Remi tinubu should have gifted those ladies for their achievement, but I haven’t heard anything like that. Winning the World Cup is really a great achievement, something like this is coming from a African country, and our leaders are just looking like this ladies didnt do anything. All what our leaders are after now is how they are going to win next election, they see gifting those girls as waste of money, the money will be spent on campaign. Remi Tinubu can gift those girls good amount of money, and she won’t even feel it. With this kind of achievement, even the president and other politicians are suppose to gift this ladies.

[BIT-BENDER]

Nigeria face Tanzania in a must win match. If the super eagles don't go out there to give their best then blame the NFF, because this guys are used to civilized treatment, they understand how a reasonable sport team is run but they come back home to a shambolic organized national team.
And my fear is as the general election is at hand the government focus would be on them getting reelected rather than paying any attention to the national team.

[Jegileman]

I agree with you, but I also wonder what would happen to the girls now that they have won. What does the leadership of the country have for them in terms of their career growth and development?
I hope they don’t abandon them, and I also hope that these girls would go on to become stars in so many clubs just like Asisat Lamina Oshoala.

This is a very important question that many of us are failing to ask about these girls that have won the biggest title of their career so far. As ladies that they are, I doubt if the government has any plan for their future development. If they don’t get signed into big clubs from now, and play in their junior female teams, it will become hard for them to remain as relevant as they are now. Africa is a country that football doesn’t work that much, if not they’re suppose to have already got the smaller team squad of another team that they can replace at anytime. If they give them their bonus wins, I hope it’ll help them in their career path and not become an end story of their carry coming so soon.  

[Donneski]

After the NFF have taken so much criticism the Godswill Akpabio international stadium is undergoing upgrade ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania that is coming up soon.

From the image digital LED board were installed at the Stadium. Hopefully its not used to advertise 2027 APC election campaign

But must the Nigeria Football Federation wait for public outcry to do what's expected of them all the time?
God'swill Akpabio Stadium has been used for concerts and political gatherings recently, it was very normal for the football administrators in the NFF to carry out good maintenance and upgrade measures since the Super Eagles will use it for their upcoming home game against Tanzania. I've never seen a worse and incompetent football federation like the NFF.

[Sammysmart001]

Nigeria as a country does not have a strong maintenance culture

it’s not just about fixing it with a digital led board, they also have to be able to maintain them properly.

We don’t have stadium problem, we just have maintenance problem. LED board too if after 3 to 4 matches he got spoiled, we go back to wooden board.

Same thing goes to Flamingos, everybody are shouting they should give them 20m Naira each… but the biggest question is what Davidvictorson ask, what their plan for their career after this win ?

If there is no structure to push them to clubs so to keep them playing, the trophy will become a story in  2 years.  The NFF don’t need to wait for backlash before they do their job. Maintaining and plans for players is the two things that will show that they are in deed serious.