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It is a shame that after decades of success in African football on the World Stage by nations such as
Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, and Ghana, Black Africa is still unable to produce a
single coach for any of its teams at the African FIFA World Cup taking place in
South Africa.
At a time where Blacks around the
world have fought off apartheid, colonization, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and
have even produced a Black American president to show the equality and progress
of Blacks, nations like Nigeria cannot produce a single local player for the
World Cup. Great European football teams such as Barcelona, Chelsea, and Inter
Milan cannot deny the contributions of Africans towards their yearly success,
but Africa has failed in turning these gifted players into certified national
coaches after retirement.
The FIFA World Cup is not just the
biggest and the most watched event in the world, but it is also the window where
nations, peoples, cultures, and stereotypes are evaluated. Blacks in America
have since fought against not having enough Black coaches in their basketball
and football leagues, but it seems Black Africans are not conscious about the
power of sports towards improving their global economic perception. Some
American friends, who do not care about football nor have spoken to me in
months, are interested in the World Cup just to see Africa. They are now
calling me just to find out why Nigeria has a White coach.
Many are extremely disappointed that
after decades of struggle to be perceived as equal that Mother Africa still
relies on Whites to lead it on the world stage even on African soil. Some are
wondering if the 150 million Nigerians only know how to play the game, but must
be given technical guidance from Whites. I am extremely embarrassed and ashamed
about this African World Cup that was supposed to bring Africa honor. Every
descent football nation at the event has a citizen from its continent coaching
them, but the Black African teams. In my response to the calls, I was forced to admit
that Nigeria dumped the Nigerian coach (Amodu) that qualified them for the event
and took a White coach that failed to qualify Sweden because of corruption. It
is easier the get more money to pay underrated White coaches and get kickbacks,
than to hire a competent African coach that qualified them for the event.
Instead of celebrating the most
successful World Cup which is taking place in Africa, the event has now
justified African inferiority in management, decision making, and technical
abilities. In fact, I am yet to see an African referee at the event, if there
is any at all. FIFA needs to desperately clean out African football houses and
install past professional African players that are trained in football
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