. Says NFF Boss Fails To Seek Spiritual Help
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Imo State Chapter, Reverend Divine Eches, has berated the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, for Super Eagles’ failure to secure the ticket to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Eches, who was the Super Eagles chaplain to the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa 2013, and the Umuahia district council chairman of the Evangelistical Church Winning All (ECWA), attributed the loss to inability of Pinnick to heed God’s warning in preparing the team spiritually.
He added that previous NFF leadership sought for his spiritual opinion but said Pinnick failed to recognise him.
He said: “The reason for our inability to qualify can be traced to the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, especially the President, Amaju Pinnick. He is a young man that is doing well as a person and he prides himself with his personal success, gains, contacts, wealth, connections and ability to meander to work through CAF and FIFA.
“But these successes got into his head that he seemed as the overall and that is why he cannot listen to advise.
“He wants to do whatever that is in his head and mind at all times. I know few times, I’ve reached out to him to see what we can do to provide spiritual assistance to the team.
“One, during the World Cup in Russia, I wanted to help in my little way as I did during the time of Lulu, Uchegbulam, Maigari but he declined.
“I saw terrible things about the match and what it will cost us like I did in our matches in South Africa, where the NFF and late Stephen Keshi insisted I must be around, a duty I performed without monetary gain and the result is their for all,” Eches said.
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
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