Ismaila Lere
12 November 2009
Abuja — Nigeria Football Federation President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi has revealed that this weekend match between the Super Eagles and the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Kasarani will be a turning point for Nigeria football.
Lulu, who spoke in Abuja before the team's departure to Kenya, said the federation's efforts towards repositioning football in the country will start manifesting after the all important, decisive match that would determine the winner in Group B of the World Cup qualifiers, which the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia are setting the pace with eleven points.
Lulu said, "the match in Kenya will change a lot of things in the game of football in Nigeria. We would have to cart a new direction for Nigeria football. This is a game that Nigerians are very passionate about, and they passionately support it, we can not continue to struggle to qualify for the World Cup at every edition.
"We are going to convene a Football Stakeholders Summit, where all relevant stakeholders in the game in the country and beyond would come together and discuss the possible ways forward.
"We would not lose focus on our youth development programs starting from the U-13 and ensure that there is a steady graduation at all levels of the national team".
He added that the recent performance of the Golden Eaglets in the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup has shown that the future of the game is bright in the country, and would need a thorough policy arrangement to sustain.
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