Makinwa Reveals Reasons behind Nigerian Clubs' Early Exit from African Competitions
Former Sunshine Stars coach, Henry Makinwa, has shed light on the factors contributing to the early elimination of Nigerian clubs from Africa's club competitions.
Rivers United and Shooting Stars have both been knocked out of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, respectively.
Makinwa highlighted economic hardship, corruption, and poor management as the main reasons behind the underperformance of Nigerian clubs in African competitions. He emphasized the issue of poor salaries offered to players in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), which leads to top talent leaving for better opportunities in neighboring countries, Europe, and Asia.
"The many reasons Nigerian clubs crashed out of African Champions League earlier are economic factors: poor salaries and good players emigrate to nearby countries/Europe/Asia. Corruptions on players recruitment, poor technical/tactical preparations," Makinwa wrote on X.
Makinwa firmly believes that Nigerian football requires professional management to regain competitiveness on the African continent.
Nigerian Clubs' Struggles in African Competitions: Makinwa's Analysis
- Economic hardships affecting Nigerian clubs' ability to compete on the African stage.
- Poor salaries leading to top players leaving for better opportunities abroad.
- Corruption in player recruitment and inadequate technical/tactical preparations.
Former Sunshine Stars coach Henry Makinwa has shed light on the factors contributing to the early elimination of Nigerian clubs from Africa's club competitions. Rivers United and Shooting Stars have both been knocked out of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, respectively.
"The many reasons Nigerian clubs crashed out of African Champions League earlier are economic factors: poor salaries and good players emigrate to nearby countries/Europe/Asia. Corruptions on players recruitment, poor technical/tactical preparations," Makinwa wrote on X.
Makinwa firmly believes that Nigerian football requires professional management to regain competitiveness on the African continent.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
