The Spiritual Leader, INRI
Evangelical Church, Lagos, Primate Ayodele Elijah, has asked the President of
the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, not to bid for a second
term in the forthcoming federation election.
He also said Nigeria’s ouster
from the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia could have been avoided if the
leadership of the football federation had a listening ear.
According to him, he had warned
NFF before the World Cup in Russia against letting Mikel Obi captain the Super
Eagles at the soccer fiesta; saying that the Anambra-born midfielder lacked the
luck to win Nigeria any meaningful trophy.
Speaking with journalists at the
church secretariat Friday, Primate Elijah said: “When you have a leadership
that arrogates power and knowledge to itself and does not take any advice, even
when such advice is in good faith, the end result is predictable.
“For those who had ears to listen
when last I spoke, the Eagles ouster didn’t come as a surprise.
“I warned that if Mikel Obi led
the team as captain, they would not go past the first round. Mikel does not
have the aura and luck that could win the country anything meaningful. But they
did not listen.”
Speaking further, the church
leader advised Amaju Pinnick not to stand for a second term because should he
return as NFF President, his election would spell doom for Nigeria football.
“Should he lead the NFF again in
the new dispensation, the Super Eagles will witness a downward progression in
their rating and will become the weakest team in the continent.
“I don’t know Pinnick or Mikel
and there is nothing personal in all I am saying. I am not the kind of Pastor
who works for money. I say it as it is and whatever I say is what God has
revealed to me,” he concluded.
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