Ex international, Friday Elahor has declared that the growth of the Super Eagles from his time as an international is in monetary value with players better paid than his time.
Ex Green Eagles footballer, Friday Elahor has posited that the Nigerian Football Federation is given benefit of the doubt in the disbursement of FIFA’s NGN180million relief fund.
Nigeria’s Ex- International Friday Elahor has called on the handlers of the home-based Eagles team to work harder on the players heading into the 2019 WAFU cup of nations which begins on Sunday.
Former Super Eagles player and ex-international, Friday Elanor has submitted that the match against Algeria in the AFCON semifinal on Sunday will be a 50:50 affair, even as the Algerians have star players in their team, and we also have stars in our team as well.
Former Super Eagles player and ex-international, Friday Elahor has stated that the senior male national team would put up a better performance better in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding in Egypt from June 21 to July 19.
Coaches of the Super Eagles have lowered the standard of the team and it is hurting the quality of football the team plays, according to former Eagles midfielder Friday Elahor.
The golden era of Nigeria football was highlighted by the success of the 1994 squad, and then Coach Clemens Westerhoff ensured a strict adherence to the criteria for selection of players.
In a chat with brila.net Elahor argued that by dropping the bar and capping players from lower divisions in European leagues over the years, it had affected the strength and fear factor of the Eagles.
With dis one wey Naija national head coachee Nnayi ukwu Gernot Rohr don release list of players wey go gbege Seychelles for the last Afcon group qualifier and Egypt for the friend friend kasala, B4 b4 Naija midfielder wey be Friday Elahor don tarsis Rohr sake of the way wey e carry dey invite different different players come the National team to take execute matches.
E provoke say upon all the 50 plus players wey e don invite, nnayi ukwu Rohr still never get regular players wey e fit say na im first eleven be dis.
E para say na total waste of money to dey invite all dis players from obodo oyibo to come play and at the end of the day na 14 go play, 3 for reserve and then the rest no go play , dem go still come share bonus.
E say the coach suppose carry players here join the foreign players instead of to dey invite different players wey dey play for different countries to come play matches.
Elahor say e no gree with wetin Rohr tok say Naija players wey dey house no dey good enough to play for the National team.
Elahor come add join say e don look Rohr finish say the man no sabi work and e no fit carry naija football go anywhere.
E still insist say Rohr no get the liver for the work, say common friend friend gbege against Liberia, the man carry big players go play am. Apart from that, e say na the football authority im go blame wey give Rohr free hand to waka go house if e no get match instead of to dey monitor players for league.
E believe say if we National team must work then the coach must do im part.
B4 b4 Super Eagles Eagles Midfielder Friday Elahor don come out to yarn concerning The NPFL and dis beating beating of Referees.
E say no be today dis one don start especially if e concern home game and e say we don mature pass to dey do dis kine thing, say time don reach for people to begin dey respect the law of football.
According to Friday “if teams wey dey house prepare wella , no team go come ya house come beat you”. Instead of teams to ginger for house, na refs go come suffer am and na wrong thinking be that.
The sabi Midfielder come make reference to one kasala wey shele one time between two Naija Npfl teams where referee carry matvh enter 110 mins sake of say referee dey fear, e say dis kine thing no make sense at all.
Oga Friday come add join say referees too dey fear and naim follow dey affect us for international level where naija refs dey make FIFA or CAF competitions.
Elahor say him no really blame the referees dem , say naija attitide bad but e say dis small small ones wey dey come up now dey try but na time go tell how far dem go go.
Senegal and Ivory Coast are “miles ahead” of Nigeria in terms of producing top football stars because while they keep developing and improving the academy system, Nigeria lacks a proper system.
This is according to ex Eagles Friday Elahor, who told brila.net that the failings also show in the type of leagues or clubs where the best of the three countries ply their trade.
He argues that players from football academies in Senegal and Ivory Coast are more likely to play for top sides whereas home grown Nigerian players get overlooked.
With the Super Eagles of Nigeria set for a return to the AFCON, following a two year absence from the tournament, former Eagles player, Friday Elahor has called on the players to work hard in order to achieve success.
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