LAGOS, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Former Green Eagles captain Christian Chukwu did not think Nigeria did well on the international scene, especially at the manner with which Nigerian teams crashed out in continental and internationally competitions, local media reported Saturday.
Chukwu said though the country's football did a good job within the African circuit in respect of the 100 percent winning record in the first round of the 2010 Nations Cup-World Cup qualifier, it failed to impress at the global level. According to him, the country's performance internationally is nothing to write home about.
"If you ask me of our ratings globally, I will tell you our performance was poor which is not supposed to be," he said.
"The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should try to assist the team in terms of invitation of quality players and adequate preparation. They should get young players especially from the grassroots level who have the energy and are hungry for honor," he said.
The former Harambee Stars of Kenya coach called on the NFF to ensure that preparations are done early and not the fire brigade approach that they are known for, the Vanguard newspaper reported.
Former Super Eagles Technical Adviser Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, said Nigerian football needs adequate support in the pursuit of the 2010 World Cup/Nations Cup qualification as the Super eagles get set to battle other African opponents next year.
Onigbinde, now a technical consultant to the NFF, in evaluating football in 2008, said it did not improve adequately, stressing that things need to be placed appropriately for next year's preparation.
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