Leon Balogun Explodes on NFF: Biting Criticism...

[Enugu II]

The hammer is about to fall......1, 2, 3....
After Oparanozie, Leon NEXT......"we are just trying to see new faces and options in defense" NFF official. LOL.

Leon Balogun criticizes Football administration in Nigeria, Super Eagles crisis in bombshell interview
https://www.footballlive.ng/leon-balogu ... -interview
By Editor - July 27, 2021065
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Nigeria CB Leon Balogun has raised some critical issues about the administration of football in Nigeria, including the condition with the Super Eagles squad, criticizing the lack of professionalism.

Balogun spoke on the Nigeria Football Federation circus about the backlog of bonuses owed the Super Eagles stretching back 2019.
The 33 year-old revealed he had “taking the fall” for standing up for his teammates against the administrators and has been dubbed a “trouble maker”.

Speaking on “The Beautiful Game Podcast”, the 2019 AFCON bronze medal winner anticipates his vocal criticism could land him hot water with an intolerant Nigeria FA.

Excerpts of Balogun’s interview with “The Beautiful Game” Podcast:

You hear about other players and why can’t they not perform in the Super Eagles. We have to be honest, the infrastructure, we are not being provided with the best minerals to do our job.

It starts with pitches or it starts with accommodation but it goes on to pitches and all these kinds of things. And as I said I’m always quite outspoken, probably I know if some people hear that they might come after me but I don’t care because that’s just how it is.

If you say you want to see the next Messi coming out of Nigeria or the next Cristiano Ronaldo or whatsoever, if you want to see us so then you need to make sure that back home in Nigeria we have the best possibilities.

Like why don’t we have a base in Nigeria where we meet up like St. George’s park in England, we don’t really have something like that.

About the bonuses, it’s not even a secret, I’ve read something recently where people in charge contradict themselves saying things have been paid then they admit they haven’t been paid.

You know what everybody is so concerned about the look of Nigeria and we that we have to represent Nigeria well and we cannot embarrass Nigeria; make sure you’re not embarrassing Nigeria with your own action.

I think it’s also a matter of the culture, it’s a cultural thing to show respect in this kind of things, also that’s something where I clash probably because I’m not afraid to speak my mind even if it’s with the Coach or the Manager if I feel like something is wrong I might at one point just talk about it and then it’s always like this boy is a trouble maker.

I’m not a trouble maker, because at the end of the day I stand in for my teammates, I do that with pleasure and if I have to take the fall well, I probably did in the past.

But, it’s always also motivated by personal issues, by things that I just feel like, I don’t have to deal with this, I should not have to deal with this and I don’t think any of us should, there’s loads of work to do.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Well done leon.

The truth must be spoken.

[Bigpokey24]

Even though i doubt the article, however Leon is right, how come we do not have a base for the SE. We can build something similar to other top nations... Also they need to sort the bonuses etc. Shame on peakmilk, dude has been a failure this is the same joker who was boasting during AFCON shouting,25k for you, 50k for you etc

[Sunset]

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[Bigpokey24]

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ok, i believe the article after seeing this video, and i will add this to my post, this falls on the NFF and peakmilk...all that money wey them done dey collect from FIFA , wey am,,, at least they should have used it to build a similar complex like the one Musa built up north....





once again , shame on peakmilk and his failure admin

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

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ok, i believe the article after seeing this video, and i will add this to my post, this falls on the NFF and peakmilk...all that money wey them done dey collect from FIFA , wey am,,, at least they should have used it to build a similar complex like the one Musa built up north....





once again , shame on peakmilk and his failure admin

Gerrarra hia with your ignorance. These are the same conditions you want Rohr to win the WC under. You no get shame sef.

[Benedict Iroha]

Well said Leon, at least in the past we could claim Surulere, but lack of maintenance and I don't care attitude has led to Nigeria playing all over the Country instead of the usual National Stadium.

[Damunk]

Well said Leon, at least in the past we could claim Surulere, but lack of maintenance and I don't care attitude has led to Nigeria playing all over the Country instead of the usual National Stadium.

True that.
Used to be called ‘Sports City’.
But we really do need a home for the national teams. A whole complex.
The Surulere stadium, grand as it was, wasn’t dedicated to football.
That’s what we need.

[naijaguy]

I hope the likes of Bigbokey will tone down their negative criticism of Rohr. The "Mourinhos and Pochetinos" that you clamour for won't take this nonsense from NFF.

[mcal]

...and what is new here? nothing new.
Players have constructively criticized the NFA in the past but they were all dubbed trouble makers, mafia, etc.
The little thieves who support the bigger thieves will call them names.

[Sleaky72]

Well I guess these prevailing conditions aren’t a great recruiting tool
for those “euro-born” black men to be attracted to playing for Nigeria,
especially those @ the top of their game and being seriously recruited
by their country of birth.
Maybe folks should focus on the fball administration and stop attacking players.

[Lolly]

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Nice one Leon.

Lets hope he is not frozen out of the SE after this video.

[Bigpokey24]

I hope the likes of Bigbokey will tone down their negative criticism of Rohr. The "Mourinhos and Pochetinos" that you clamour for won't take this nonsense from NFF.

keep thinking having a top notch training facility will help **** tactically. siddon there , we can build the best facility in the world , it will never improve the SE tactically . FACT not feelings .

[maceo4]

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ok, i believe the article after seeing this video, and i will add this to my post, this falls on the NFF and peakmilk...all that money wey them done dey collect from FIFA , wey am,,, at least they should have used it to build a similar complex like the one Musa built up north....





once again , shame on peakmilk and his failure admin

Gerrarra hia with your ignorance. These are the same conditions you want Rohr to win the WC under. You no get shame sef.

Rather, these are the incompetent conditions that got us a **** in the first place...

[maceo4]

Well I guess these prevailing conditions aren’t a great recruiting tool
for those “euro-born” black men to be attracted to playing for Nigeria,
especially those @ the top of their game and being seriously recruited
by their country of birth.
Maybe folks should focus on the fball administration and stop attacking players.

No let BP catch you o he no go tell us about this 'lesson', as if this full scale infrastructural incompetence isn't way worse than some social media thumb thugs that you can simply block...

[Bigpokey24]

Well I guess these prevailing conditions aren’t a great recruiting tool
for those “euro-born” black men to be attracted to playing for Nigeria,
especially those @ the top of their game and being seriously recruited
by their country of birth.
Maybe folks should focus on the fball administration and stop attacking players.

No let BP catch you o he no go tell us about this 'lesson', as if this full scale infrastructural incompetence isn't way worse than some social media thumb thugs that you can simply block...

i have no idea what you are talking about. You didn't express yourself properly. what the heck has this got to do with IG, FACEBook etc?

[maceo4]

Well I guess these prevailing conditions aren’t a great recruiting tool
for those “euro-born” black men to be attracted to playing for Nigeria,
especially those @ the top of their game and being seriously recruited
by their country of birth.
Maybe folks should focus on the fball administration and stop attacking players.

No let BP catch you o he no go tell us about this 'lesson', as if this full scale infrastructural incompetence isn't way worse than some social media thumb thugs that you can simply block...

i have no idea what you are talking about. You didn't express yourself properly. what the heck has this got to do with IG, FACEBook etc?

Just add these things to your ‘lessons learned’ post for players of Nigerian heritage picking other countries rather than Nigeria…here you have one who picked Nigeria lamenting about how bad things are…but continue to act like you don’t get it…

[highbury]

Makes sense why the players don't give their all and we complain. Trust me, NFF is seriously jeopardizing our World Cup qualification matches with this outstanding debt.

[Bigpokey24]

Well I guess these prevailing conditions aren’t a great recruiting tool
for those “euro-born” black men to be attracted to playing for Nigeria,
especially those @ the top of their game and being seriously recruited
by their country of birth.
Maybe folks should focus on the fball administration and stop attacking players.

No let BP catch you o he no go tell us about this 'lesson', as if this full scale infrastructural incompetence isn't way worse than some social media thumb thugs that you can simply block...

i have no idea what you are talking about. You didn't express yourself properly. what the heck has this got to do with IG, FACEBook etc?

Just add these things to your ‘lessons learned’ post for players of Nigerian heritage picking other countries rather than Nigeria…here you have one who picked Nigeria lamenting about how bad things are…but continue to act like you don’t get it…

you mean a player rejected by germany? tell us what that said player has done in football to be well known, he plays week in week out vs dundee united , hearts etc... you are very funny. Are all your fingers equal?
Okocha and co all played for Nigeria. Balogun who gets disgraced by pathetic cartoon nation.. you are so sad it hurts. Those so called junk players , which all white and mighty Euro clubs are they playing for? smh..even our well established SE born and raised from the soil are the only ones playing for decent club. You want me to name them? Name these foreign born players playing for top euro clubs... rejects sef get mouth to talk...smh. balogun who couldn't cut it at Brighton...e done find him level

don't make me name these rejected foreign raised so called SE and their low level clubs they all play fall... You pathetic NFF chairman, has littered our SE with low level trahs junks

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Nigerian administrators have this bad habit of thinking they can just explain things away with a bunch of stupid excuses and the people will forget the problem. Pinnick like any other yeye govt worker, excuses roll out of their mouths like words roll off Bigporker 's keyboard.

[joao]

I hope the likes of Bigbokey will tone down their negative criticism of Rohr. The "Mourinhos and Pochetinos" that you clamour for won't take this nonsense from NFF.

keep thinking having a top notch training facility will help **** tactically. siddon there , we can build the best facility in the world , it will never improve the SE tactically . FACT not feelings .

BigP, how do you think the NFF can attract and pay a top coach when the facilities are inadequate
and the salary payments are always delayed? Please get real, and try seeing through the shenanigans of our
football administrators. With these incompetent and clueless administrators, we should be happy if we qualify
for any tournament, continental or FIFA controlled.

Those so-claimed 'Stake holders' of our football, are merely holding the nation to ransom, as they lack the basic
interest, understanding, or psychological make-up to help develop the game in the country. What with our NFF
members wearing foreign club apparels in public, or promoting such clubs in public. Can we imagine Sir Ferguson
donning the jersey of two time African champions Enyimba FC in England?

I will like NFF chair, Pinnick, to sincerely explain how our men and women teams missed out of the Tokyo Olympics
for starters. Meanwhile he can arrange for some ladies to go on vacation in Europe supposedly for training, and with
no security? How convenient, and what did this jamboree cost?

[Sleaky72]

I hope the likes of Bigbokey will tone down their negative criticism of Rohr. The "Mourinhos and Pochetinos" that you clamour for won't take this nonsense from NFF.

keep thinking having a top notch training facility will help **** tactically. siddon there , we can build the best facility in the world , it will never improve the SE tactically . FACT not feelings .

BigP, how do you think the NFF can attract and pay a top coach when the facilities are inadequate
and the salary payments are always delayed? Please get real, and try seeing through the shenanigans of our
football administrators. With these incompetent and clueless administrators, we should be happy if we qualify
for any tournament, continental or FIFA controlled.

Those so-claimed 'Stake holders' of our football, are merely holding the nation to ransom, as they lack the basic
interest, understanding, or psychological make-up to help develop the game in the country. What with our NFF
members wearing foreign club apparels in public, or promoting such clubs in public. Can we imagine Sir Ferguson
donning the jersey of two time African champions Enyimba FC in England?

I will like NFF chair, Pinnick, to sincerely explain how our men and women teams missed out of the Tokyo Olympics
for starters. Meanwhile he can arrange for some ladies to go on vacation in Europe supposedly for training, and with
no security? How convenient, and what did this jamboree cost?

Well said Sir.

[fabio]

BigP, how do you think the NFF can attract and pay a top coach when the facilities are inadequate
and the salary payments are always delayed? Please get real, and try seeing through the shenanigans of our
football administrators. With these incompetent and clueless administrators, we should be happy if we qualify
for any tournament, continental or FIFA controlled.

Those so-claimed 'Stake holders' of our football, are merely holding the nation to ransom, as they lack the basic
interest, understanding, or psychological make-up to help develop the game in the country. What with our NFF
members wearing foreign club apparels in public, or promoting such clubs in public. Can we imagine Sir Ferguson
donning the jersey of two time African champions Enyimba FC in England?

I will like NFF chair, Pinnick, to sincerely explain how our men and women teams missed out of the Tokyo Olympics
for starters. Meanwhile he can arrange for some ladies to go on vacation in Europe supposedly for training, and with
no security? How convenient, and what did this jamboree cost?

Pinnick has sent his Sec. Gen on the plane to Austria to sign of documents regarding the incident.

The biggies names in Europe....Public transport is a very civilized of commuting in Europe.....

Met Boris Johnson blah....