Foremost football analyst, Barrister Godwin Dudu-Orumen , along with other stakeholders in Nigerian football have accuse both the leadership of the  Ministry of Sports Development and Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) over the sorry  state of the Super Eagles in the race towards  the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Languishing in Group C of  with three points  from their opening four matches,the Super Eagles are fifth  on the six-team table with three points while Rwanda, South Africa and Benin have seven points respectively and Zimbabwe two points.

As Nigerians agonise over the fate of the Eagles, Super Eagles  coach Finidi George  resigned on Saturday amid social media rant  by striker Victor Osimhen much to the chagrin of concerned experts as the NFF  set to hire a foreign coach. 

Barrister Dudu-Orumen, said Nigerian  football  is in turmoil, adding the NFF has displayed nothing but crass incompetence. 

“The NFF has displayed high level of incompetence,” Dudu-Orumen  said matter-of-factly.

“ Football is more than the 90 minutes we see on the pitch because so much planning and preparation must go into it.

 “It is funny that the ministry and the federation are putting the blame on Finidi and the technical committee but we all know the NFF takes all the decisions. 

“The situation we find ourselves could have been averted if the NFF had acted fast in employing a coach without sentiments.

 “The foreign coach decision should have been taken much earlier.”

A club owner who pleaded anonymity questioned the commitment of the players even as he lampooned the NFF for ‘joking’ with Nigerian football, adding the current board is still under the control of a powerful former boss of the NFF.     

 “The NFF is playing politics with our football and the soccer loving populace are suffering for it after investing their time and emotions. It is a shame. I can confirm to you that the technical committee already submitted a proposal in March tipping the same coach they are trying to engage now,” he said.

Meanwhile , a former Nigerian International who prefers anonymity argued that the coach  George, was ‘programmed’ to fail without obvious support  from both the Ministry of Sports Development and NFF. 

 “We all saw the situation. The NFF waited for over three months before the decision on Finidi. The body and the ministry did not offer enough support in terms of preparation and motivation of the players,” he added.