ByKazeem Badmus
Embattled Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, has slammed the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), saying he has not received much support from the body.
The coach was quoted to have said it was impossible to sanction some players who belong to some “big men.”
He made this known when he along with NFF chieftains met with Sports Minister, John Enoh, in Abuja to review the Super Eagles’ tottering 2026 World Cup campaign after they held South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Uyo before they were shocked by lowly Benin 2-1 in Abidjan.
Finidi while driving home his point, said Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen and some of the other country’s top stars are not fully committed to the Super Eagles.
Osimhen was not available for the two all-important World Cup qualifiers with an official explanation that he was injured and sidelined for four weeks.
According to The Nation, Finidi said the Napoli striker could still have managed to play these matches.
“The coach went on to say that it appears that Osimhen chooses the games he plays for Nigeria and he (Finidi) cannot beg him to play for his country.”
The former Enyimba coach also bemoaned the complete breakdown of discipline in the team and was totally disappointed with how the players strolled into training camp for the crucial World Cup qualifiers.
He said many of these players had the backing of some powerful NFF Board members and that it became increasingly difficult to sanction them because he would often be warned that a player “belonged” to a certain “big man.”
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