The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has vowed that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring the Super Eagles qualify for the World Cup in Russia.
The former Chairman of Delta State Sports Commission said the Board is not rolling out the drums yet, but working hard to ensure victory over the Zambians on Saturday.
A win will see Nigeria book a ticket to football’s greatest showpiece in Russia next year summer.
Pinnick’s words: “Every Board of the NFF has opportunity to qualify for the FIFA World Cup only once, as it happens every four years and the life of any Board is four years.
“We are so close to getting it and that is our big focus for now. All the drumming, singing and back-slapping can wait until the evening of Saturday.”
In three years, Pinnick’s Board has won six major trophies, including the FIFA U17 World Cup, two Women AFCON titles and the Africa U23 and Africa U20 men titles, plus Olympic men’s football bronze.
There have also been capacity building programmes for referees, coaches and administrators, extensive support for FIFA and CAF-sanctioned coaching licence and referee courses, credible partnership agreements with leading corporates and a ringing voice and presence for Nigeria in international football politics.
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