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By Ijeoma Okigbo
Abuja, Oct. 10, 2016 (NAN) Tunde Kazeem, Director of Sports Kwara State has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to feature Nigeria only in tournaments it is good at.
Kazeem was speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against the backdrop of the U-17 female football team, the Flamingoes’ unimpressive outing at the ongoing U-17 World Cup in Jordan.
He said first-rate preparation of teams ahead of tournaments would go a long way in ensuring that the teams performed creditably.
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“Our preparation is something that the ministry and the NFF should look into.
“If I have my way, it is not all tournaments that we need to feature in.
“We should try and pick the one I think we are better at and go for it.
“There is no joy featuring in all the events and they are beating us left and right. It is not a good development.
“The federation should sit down and pick events that we want to go in for and with the little resources that we have release it for it.
“They should look at where we have comparative advantage and put the resources in there, then do a proper follow up.
“The camping of athletes and the preparation generally should be solid.’’
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NAN reports that the Flamingoes lost out in the preliminary stage of the fifth edition of the U-17 World Cup, making it the worst World Cup qualifier ever for the team. (NAN)
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Edited by Emmanuel Yashim
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