Former Nigerian international worried over team's poor show
17/12/2008 16:54
Former Nigerian international Chris Anigala said he is worried about the
future of the country's football after the national team failed to qualify for
the maiden edition of the African Nations Championship.
He told Xinhua in an
interview today that there is nothing to be excited about in Nigerian football
and called for a serious surgical operation.
"It is very sad that for 90
minutes, our team could not score a goal, knowing full well that they needed to
score a goal to be at the Championship," said Anigala.
The ex-international
added that something is wrong with the country's football system.
"We cannot
even produce good players from the local league. It is sad. What do we have to
celebrate about our football then? It means there is no reason to be excited
about football in the country any longer."
According to him, during his
playing days, majority of the national team came from the local
league.
Xinhua
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