Former Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins...Photo Credit : Soccer Net/ ImagoxCordonxPress Miguelez
Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has come under heavy criticism after suggesting that Seyi Tinubu could be an ideal candidate to lead the Nigeria Football Federation following the recent mass resignation of former president Ibrahim Gusau and his board, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Gusau, the NFF general secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, and other board members resigned last Thursday amid public criticism of their leadership and the failures recorded across different levels of the national teams.
Among the most prominent of those failures were the Super Eagles’ inability to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the Super Falcons’ failure to secure a place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Their exit has ushered in a major shake-up in Nigerian football, with the National Sports Commission moving to establish a normalisation process that has received the backing of FIFA.
