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Nigeria taking part in sports for the fun of it - Ex-Super Eagles coach Onigbinde

Former Super Eagles coach Festus Onigbinde believes a lack of developmental policies is undermining the growth of Nigerian sports.

The former Fifa and Caf instructor feels Nigeria is only participating in international competitions for fun without a clear vision for the growth of sport.

In football, Nigeria endured mixed fortunes last year, failing to qualify for the Olympic Games and recorded abysmal performances in the Wafu tournament, with its only respectable showing being the Super Eagles’ third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

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Onigbinde, who guided the three-time African champions to the 2002 World Cup, feels Nigeria is not doing enough to develop Sports in the country.