The outcome of the crucial encounter tomorrow between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Harambee stars of Kenya, which is a must-win encounter and also dependent on Mozambique and Tunisia's clash in Maputo, has been described as a moment of decision for Nigerian football development by the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi. Lulu revealed shortly before leaving for the all important clash that this weekend's match between the Super Eagles and the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Kasarani will be a turning point for Nigerian 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 sole representative in Group B of the World Cup qualifiers, where the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia are ahead with eleven points. According to the former FCT Director of Sports, "the match in Kenya will change a lot of things in the game of football in Nigeria. We would have to chart a new direction for Nigerian football after this encounter. 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 level and ensure that there is a steady graduation at all levels of the national teams". He said 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 therefore needs a thorough policy arrangement to sustain it.
Nigeria/Kenya: Outcome a Moment of Decision - Lulu
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