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‘There is cause for alarm’ – Mohammed wails over Nigeria’s planning for age-grade competitions

Mukhtar Mohammed has voiced his discontent with Nigeria’s ill preparations for their upcoming international age-grade championship.

The Nigeria U17 women’s team begins their quest for a place in the U17 Women’s World Cup billed for India in February, while the U20 side would be hoping to pick one of Africa’s tickets to Costa Rica & Panama when qualifiers get underway in March.

However, these teams have not started any form of training as they remain without a team or a technical crew for the assignments ahead.

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Although the Nigeria Football Federation had promised to announce a new set of coaches and start camping as soon as possible, Mohammed – a seasoned football administrator and FCT FA boss expresses his worries over the fire brigade approach.