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The President of
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has expressed optimism
that the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
and the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.
The qualification
series for the 2017 Cup of Nations will be concluded in September 2016
while the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be staged in
Russia, begin in October 2016.
Pinnick spoke on
Channels Television program, 'Sports This Morning,' on Thursday, where
he also explained that a holistic solution being packaged for the
women's game in the country has been slowed down by the poor state of
the economy, which hit hard at the company that was willing to pick the
bills of the proposed expatriate Coach for the Super Falcons.
While admitting
that the job of managing Nigeria football is a tough call, Pinnick
assured that the NFF Executive Committee and Management are equal to the
task.
He said: "I want to
state clearly that it has never been a one-man show. The Members of the
Executive Committee and Management have been excellent. We are a united
team. The triumphs of the U-20 boys in Senegal, the U-17 boys in Chile
and the U-23 boys in Senegal, as well as the qualification of the Eagles
B for the African Nations Championship and the progress the Super
Eagles have made are the results of a committed group.
"I make bold to say
that year 2016 will be even better. We are looking to see the Eagles B
win the African Nations Championship, the Super Eagles qualifying for
the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and starting the race to Russia 2018 on a
sound footing, and also planning for the women teams to excel at their
various international championships."
The Super Falcons
expect to qualify for the African Women Championship in Cameroon, while
the U-20 girls have already qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World
Cup in Papua New Guinea and the U-17 girls are looking to reach the U-17
World Cup in Jordan.
