The Nigeria Football Federation has
apologized to the federal government and the
good people of Nigeria over the Super Eagles’
failure at the 4th African Nations
Championship in Rwanda.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick
Leading the Group C table before kick-off of
the final matches on Tuesday, the Super
Eagles failed to fly in a 0 -1 defeat by
Guinea in Rubavu that eliminated Nigeria
from the continental house-party in Rwanda.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick reiterated that
the African Nations Championship is “both
developmental and preparatory for bigger
challenges,” and said without mincing words
that the federation would now shift focus to
the qualification race for the bigger Africa
Cup of Nations.
“We apologise to Nigerians for the poor
outing of the Super Eagles in Rwanda, but we
toe the line of CAF which states that CHAN
is a developmental and preparatory
competition. Of course, as Nigerians, we love
to win always, and we feel bad when we
don’t.
“I want us to take the positives from this
tournament. A player like Chisom Chikatara
broke onto the global platform and players
like Usman Mohammed, Chima Akas,
Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Austin Oboroakpo and
Ifeanyi Mathew confirmed their class.
“For me, it is disappointing that we did not
progress; but the NFF will now focus on the
2017 AFCON qualifiers, and start preparations
early for the remaining rounds,” Pinnick said.
The Super Eagles have a quick, top-of-the-
table double –take against Pharaohs of Egypt
in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
race, with the first leg in Nigeria on March 23
and the return leg in Egypt five days later.
In June, the Super Eagles take on Chad in
N’Djamena before hosting Tanzania in the
final round of matches in September.
apologized to the federal government and the
good people of Nigeria over the Super Eagles’
failure at the 4th African Nations
Championship in Rwanda.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick
Leading the Group C table before kick-off of
the final matches on Tuesday, the Super
Eagles failed to fly in a 0 -1 defeat by
Guinea in Rubavu that eliminated Nigeria
from the continental house-party in Rwanda.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick reiterated that
the African Nations Championship is “both
developmental and preparatory for bigger
challenges,” and said without mincing words
that the federation would now shift focus to
the qualification race for the bigger Africa
Cup of Nations.
“We apologise to Nigerians for the poor
outing of the Super Eagles in Rwanda, but we
toe the line of CAF which states that CHAN
is a developmental and preparatory
competition. Of course, as Nigerians, we love
to win always, and we feel bad when we
don’t.
“I want us to take the positives from this
tournament. A player like Chisom Chikatara
broke onto the global platform and players
like Usman Mohammed, Chima Akas,
Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Austin Oboroakpo and
Ifeanyi Mathew confirmed their class.
“For me, it is disappointing that we did not
progress; but the NFF will now focus on the
2017 AFCON qualifiers, and start preparations
early for the remaining rounds,” Pinnick said.
The Super Eagles have a quick, top-of-the-
table double –take against Pharaohs of Egypt
in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
race, with the first leg in Nigeria on March 23
and the return leg in Egypt five days later.
In June, the Super Eagles take on Chad in
N’Djamena before hosting Tanzania in the
final round of matches in September.
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