Chris Maduewesi
Member
Contrary to many people's opinions,former Super Eagles player Garba Lawal has exonerated the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) from the travails of the national team.
Many people believe the crises rocking the football federation is partly responsible for Nigeria slumbering in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers.
The Super Eagles currently lie third behind Congo and South Africa in Group A,and accounting for only one point after two matches.
However,Lawal who represented Nigeria at two World Cup tournaments blamed the Super Eagles players for their ordeal.
“The federation has nothing to do with the way players play on the field. The politics of the game is done in the Glass House while matches are played on the football pitch,” Garba told The Punch.
“The players are supposed to give their best on the pitch because that is where their business lie. How can anybody say the politics in the NFF is affecting the team when it isn’t the federation that will play the games for them?”
“The team is being rebuilt almost every time. New players are invited and I think this is part of the problem the team has.
“For how long do we rebuild? But the coach says we have to rebuild and rebuild, yet the results are all what we can see.
“These players fly in before the matches and fly out immediately after, so how can the federation troubles affect them? They are just not committed like the days of old.”
Many people believe the crises rocking the football federation is partly responsible for Nigeria slumbering in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers.
The Super Eagles currently lie third behind Congo and South Africa in Group A,and accounting for only one point after two matches.
However,Lawal who represented Nigeria at two World Cup tournaments blamed the Super Eagles players for their ordeal.
“The federation has nothing to do with the way players play on the field. The politics of the game is done in the Glass House while matches are played on the football pitch,” Garba told The Punch.
“The players are supposed to give their best on the pitch because that is where their business lie. How can anybody say the politics in the NFF is affecting the team when it isn’t the federation that will play the games for them?”
“The team is being rebuilt almost every time. New players are invited and I think this is part of the problem the team has.
“For how long do we rebuild? But the coach says we have to rebuild and rebuild, yet the results are all what we can see.
“These players fly in before the matches and fly out immediately after, so how can the federation troubles affect them? They are just not committed like the days of old.”