posted Mar 12, 2008

I do disagree with that statement but to me it doesn't matter where they come from but they must learn to adapt to the country's cultural and traditional ways. Sepp is right in blasting Vogts and who the hell is Vogts that he couldn't stay in Nigeria.
Well we paid a high price for it but i think now we have enough local coaches to bring the pride the Super Chickens lost in the last tournament. I hope we learn about some of these incompetent foreign coaches. Infact we were warned by the Scots of this calamity but did we listen? No.

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posted Mar 13, 2008

Ghana played the best football at AFCON.

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posted Mar 13, 2008

I agree with Blatter on Vogts not staying in Nigeria during his stay there; thats the snag on the Nigerian FA. On coaches coming from same country I honestly do not agree, coaches should be selected based on merit and experience regardless of his or her country of origin. Blatter has been been kind of controversial recently, as a leading figure in world football, he should watch his utterances. Africans aren't daft!!!

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posted Mar 14, 2008

I also agree with Blatter as regards Vogts not staying in Nigeria when he was coach but as regards coaches coming from same country..? nah..at least, not in Africa. We are yet to produce one quality coach in Africa and even though people will want to call names like Shehata and Goncalves, lets be honest, what have these coaches achieved (with all due respect to them) beyond Africa? Even when coaching their teams at the world cup? Let African coaches go outside Africa and make a name for themselves, then maybe we can advocate for them but in the meantime..no sentiments please, but we aint good enough, not just yet

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posted Mar 14, 2008

Sepp Blatter is talking real sense. Simply because African coaches have not won anything out Africa does not mean that they are not good enough. With the kind of mentality African Football Associations have been demonstrating in hiring foreign coaches, one wouldn't be amazed to see foreigners in the helm of our governments one day. Or are our governments good enough yet? The fact is that we should give respect to whom it is due. Keshi took unfancied Togo to the World Cup, while Egypt won The Nations cup back to back with a local coach what else do you require of African coaches. I better have a local coach and lose 9-10 than have a foriegn coach and be subjected to the kind of football Greece played in Euro 2004.

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posted Mar 15, 2008

I think coaches of African origin are easily influenced by angry fans and self-seeking politicians to make mistakes I think in such cases only foreign coaches can do the job well well here means at least free handedly which is the bearest minimum a coach can hope for

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posted Mar 15, 2008

It is absurd to think an African coach can't do well at the world stage. How would you measure that unless you give them multiple opportunities and adequate support stuctures. Even when an African coach does the work and qualifies a team, a European coach is brought in to complete the job and get the credit, often with greater respect. For instance, Keshi qualified Togo for world cup but lost the job and Jules Njonga qualified the abandoned Lions of Cameroon for CAN 08 and also lost the job, just to name a few. African problem is that we want a quick fix and would not set long term realistic goals and invest in the game. Africans can do better but first we need leaders who can give the coaches adequate time conscious resources they need to prepare for and achieve success at any footballing stage. You can't use fire brigade approach (a common African phenomenon), and expect some great results even with Sir Alex Ferguson as the coach. Well, the reason is that African leaders try to use football success as a sociopolitical hypnotic.

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posted Mar 15, 2008

Much as support Sepp Blatter's comment on Vogts
The Nigeria FA should be blamed for signing a contract that allows Vogts to stay outside the country to the detriment of his function.
It is also a fact that Africa has produced some coaches who have twinkled within the "African contest". Never the less i will support the hiring of a any coach based on perfornance rather than the colour of his skin. Stretching my arguement a bit further,if you want a choach that will not be pushed around or unduely influenced by the politicians,then i will outrightly go for an European(white) coach that has a good track record and is ready to understand the footballing culture of his host country.

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