NFF Not Serious on Youth Football

[txj]

So Manu Garba selected all of the 51 players?

It does not work that way, given the short time. You will find that several of these players arrive from various sources including NFF recommendations, coaches recommending other players, academy contacts, etc. That is the reality, given the time. The coach of this U17 will add other players from teams that this selection faces in the coming weeks. This is a cut and paste team and it will be as the weeks emerge. Not the best preparation but that isd what is likely the process given the time. I fear for the final result.

You very conveniently left out agents!!

[onovo]

WAFU B U-17 is scheduled to start Next Month (May 15 to 29th) in Accra Ghana. However, our NFF is only now announcing Manu Garba as the U-17 coach. This lackadaisical/unserious attitude of our NFF towards our youth team is becoming a culture. On the other hand, Ghana U-17 black starlet has been organizing camp since last year, and had a Christmas break in December.

I think our NFF is unserious with youth team. Just take a look a the shoddy preparation of the U-15 boys, whom were denied visa recently to participate for a youth tournament in Spain.

Finally it has happened. The lackadaisical approach of our NFF to youth football is unbecoming !

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

I don't think people understand how broke and dejected Nigerian fed, state, local agencies are let alone sports organizations. We have a serious serious lack of resources to do anything that has to do with public or social administration at any level unless it's lagos state and a couple others.

Nigeria and Nigerians are flat broke. I tell you what, I can bet you $100 that the Nff is in arrears to the security guards at the glass house by a couple months. We're in really bad shape, there's no way the Nff can afford to do anything other than bring back Garba 2 weeks before the competition and promise him some money. That's what's going on.

[bret- hart]

I don't think people understand how broke and dejected Nigerian fed, state, local agencies are let alone sports organizations. We have a serious serious lack of resources to do anything that has to do with public or social administration at any level unless it's lagos state and a couple others.

Nigeria and Nigerians are flat broke. I tell you what, I can bet you $100 that the Nff is in arrears to the security guards at the glass house by a couple months. We're in really bad shape, there's no way the Nff can afford to do anything other than bring back Garba 2 weeks before the competition and promise him some money. That's what's going on.

Guy shut up. Always making excuses for your incompetent zaddies running Nigeria.

[Enugu II]

In my view, it would have taken a miracle. No substitute for preparation, that is the bottomline.

[olu]

It's unfortunate they didn't make the U17 world cup. They are still some talents in the team that we should keep an eye on tho

[Eaglezbeak]

The best youth players are found in private academies,the NFF owns the no academies and the clubs in the country are inherited by state governors so it’s no surprise.