“Nigeria are going to Mount Kilimanjaro looking for a coach. They are going to Mount Everest looking for the coach, but the coaches that will solve Nigerian football problem for now are under their feet here in Nigeria,” Okpala stated.
He added, “If they ask me today, I will select myself including four other coaches, and we will give Nigeria what they want here in Nigeria.”
He added that there is still a chance for the nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, emphasising the importance of the Super Eagles securing qualification.
“Nigeria still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup. There’s no doubt about that one. Anybody that takes over and doesn’t qualify for the World Cup has failed because we need to go to the next World Cup and I tell you if we don’t go to the next World Cup, there will be a lot of crisis in Nigerian football,” he said.
Addressing the earlier controversy involving Victor Osimhen and the ex-national team coach, Okpala criticised both parties for their handling of the situation.
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