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Saka, Musiala and the players Nigeria missed out on during Amaju Pinnick’s tenure as NFF president
An aide to former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, recently disclosed in an interview that Nigeria missed out on several top-tier players to the English team during Amaju Pinnick’s tenure as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Speaking anonymously, the assistant emphasised the autocratic approach of the federation's leadership in communicating with players and encouraging them to play for the Super Eagles.
This approach ultimately backfired, as many players who were expected to represent Nigeria chose to play for other teams instead.
In the interview reported by OwnGoalNigeria, the assistant highlighted several names, including Bukayo Saka and Michael Olise.
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