A former international, Emeka Ezeugo, has said the current board of the Nigeria football Federation has failed Nigerians in a big way.
Ezeugo said it was so bad that the Amaju Pinnick-led board has had little or no impact on the country’s football and the overall development of the game.
He wondered why the visit of FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, should affect the overall operations of the secretariat of the federation.
The ex-Super Eagles midfielder said: “Few days to that visit, nothing was working and that was how we lost the ticket to play at the U-20 Africa Nations Cup.
“This same regime has made up to miss two editions of the Africa Nations Cup back-to-back.
“Sad enough, they are not showing remorse.
“Rather, they are ready to record more poor results for football.
“We cannot continue this way.
“If they are honourable enough, those in the Glass House should resign and allow others do the job.”
Ezeugo, it would be recalled, led some youths to protest with placards at the entrance of the Transcop Hilton Hotel in Abuja earlier in the week during the visit of Infantino.
He said further: “I just had to do that because the FIFA president should know that all is not well here.
“All this board has been doing is to legitimize illegality.
“All we see is gloom.
“To name a coach is a problem and the welfare of players are not being taken care of.
“How do we record good results?
“It is time for people with expertise to take over the running of the game in the country.
“Those running our football are killing the spirit of the youths.”
Ezeugo also spoke of his experience with a domestic league team, the Abia Warriors.
He said: “I was being owed and had to leave.
“I have taken the matter to FIFA.
“We must learn to do things properly.”
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