Nigeria/Benin: Under 17 - Galadima Blames NFF for Not Appointing Iroha

17 September 2008

Former Nigeria Football Association chairman, Ibrahim Galadima yesterday lamented the defeat of Nigeria's Under 17 team by Benin Republic and blamed the football federation for not retaining Ben Iroha who, together with late Yomi Tella, won the championship in Korea.

It was during his tenure that the likes of Samson Siasia were engaged by the association. They also invited Iroha to take up national assignment but the board was ousted before Iroha could resume. The board of Sani Lulu then retained him. Fanny Amun appointed Yomi Tella when he was scribe of the FA.

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