By our reporter 22.12.2025
Former Gabros International FC owner Gabriel Chukwuma has called on Nigerians and concerned higher authorities not to allow the current board of the Nigeria Football Federation to return.
Mr. Chukwuma who is also a former vice president of the NFF said that having failed to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup despite the enormous resources made available to the NFF board led by Ibrahim Gusau, the board failed to deliver the ticket.
Besides football under their watch continue to depreciate with Nigeria being eliminated from world cadets’ tournaments and also Nigerian clubs failing in the continent.
“The NFF board should resign because if they had gotten their acts together earlier, the Super Eagles would have qualified with ease without depending on play-offs or boardroom points they are chasing now,” Chukwuma told ThisDay.
“Through cluelessness, the board has reduced our male teams to minnows of African football, beaten easily by unpopular or unknown names in football,” Chukwuma lamented.
“Since last year, I have been telling them to contact me so that I can assist in contributing money and can possibly engage some of my friends to assist, if money was their problem.
“Now, they have failed, there is nothing they can do. They should stop deceiving Nigerians there is still hope for Super Eagles to reach the World Cup to be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico.
“The federal government gave NFF taxpayers’ money, including my money and they swallowed it. Nigeria have the crop of best legs in the whole world. But the problem is that those who manage our football dont know what to do, they are only interested in doing players’ agent.
“Football is either you get results or you get rich. As long as you want to enrich yourself you cannot get results. I said this many months ago that Nigeria cannot qualify for the World Cup. Not that I was wishing the country bad luck but just to challenge those managing our football to qualify for the World Cup.”
He added that it would be an insult to the entire nation, if the government allow the incompetent board to continue.
“If President Tinubu allows them to go for another term, we have accepted defeat and should say goodbye to ever qualifying for the World Cup. And if they are not resigning, I am ready to go to court to force them out, for capable people to take over. “