Football stakeholders in Enugu has expressed dissatisfaction over the Super Eagles 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe in the 2026 World Cup qualifying played on Sunday.
Some football stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria said that the Eagles and the coaches have lost focus and taking football lovers in Nigeria for granted.
Anistar Izuikem, Star Plus FC General Manager and Chief Executive Officer said that coach Jose Pesiero has no game plans for the Eagles.
“Pesiero is taking the fans for granted by inviting below per players and sticking with Francis Uzoho who is not doing well at the moment.
“Must Uzoho leak in goal in every match he played for Nigeria, what happens if he keep a clean sheet? Izuikem asked.
Izuikem said that the coach should have given a home grown goalkeeper a chance against Lesotho, to prove their worth which will guide him into the game against Zimbabwe.
He recalled how good Ikechukwu Ezenwa was against a team like Cameroon and Algeria in one of the qualifying matches.
Coach Okechukwu Nnamani, General Manager of Coal City Babes blamed the coach for the Super Eagles woeful performances in the two qualifying matches.
Nnamani said that the coach has failed to understand his team as he did not have a first team, talk more of a second eleven.
He expressed fear that Nigeria may not pick a ticket to the 2026 World Cup if the Super Eagles continue the way they are going.
“This is the worst match that I have ever watched in Nigeria colour, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) needs to do something to change the scenerio,”he said.
Austine Ezenwata, the Chief Executive Officer of an amateur club Lions FC of Abakpa, who also called for Peseiro`s head said he is out of ideas for the Eagles.
“We have good and talented players but our problem is the coach because he does not know what to do with the players,” he said.
