Africa For Global Initiative - AFGI

THE LABOUR OF OUR HEROES PAST SHALL NEVER BE IN VAIN.

Yesterday, Nigeria played in the qualifying tournament against Benin Republic. Unfortunately, Nigeria lost the match, even though they led with the first goal.

It is a culture in Nigeria to blame the Super Eagle's failure to win on the coach, and that has made the NFF to replace coaches multiple times over in the last decades.

But we have failed to tell ourselves the truth. The truth stare at us everyday. We keep making the same mistakes over and over times, but we do not learn from history.

A cursory look at our former National Anthem will reveal an opposite attitude towards change, national development, progress, and continuity of the LABOURS OF OUR HEROES PAST. Indeed, the labours have been in vain, in all sectors.

The poor performance of our Super Eagles didn't start today. Poor performances are not exclusive to Nigeria alone. But what makes a team or country stand out is the determination to be better with continued progress.

Continued progression is lacking in our National team, and if care is not taken, we may not have a good team for the next decades to qualify for AMCOM, and World Cup tournaments. There are many factors that will precipitate this dilemma, which includes the dearth of national interest, ethnic sentiments and corruption within the NFF, lazy attitude towards patriotism, and many others.

It is the youths that will play and not the old Politicians. It is regrettable that the majority of the youths are wasting away their talents in Yah00, thuggery, drvgs trafficking, r@pe, robbery, et all in the name of survival and making money.

It is therefore safe to say that the golden age of Nigeria football is officially over.

Government, individuals and groups should establish sport centres where children can develop their skills, as access to stadiums seems difficult to many children.

And if no deliberate action is taken to revive national patriotism and interest, and continued progress, then the labour of our heroes past shall be in vain.

I did not want to join the bandwagon in posting or talking about the current trending video of Saidaboj. But this is a result of a dysfunctional and rotten society, where negativity trends and shoots one to fame and stardom.

Nigerians have become too emotional, and that is fatal for a developing nation. "Do what makes you happy" has become the mantra of a people who do not want to take responsibility and accountability.

Morality has taken the backseat of home training. Parents are quiet and our elders have gone blind. Who do we look up to?

Soon, the likes of Saidaboj will join the ranks and files. If you belong to the school of thought that thinks she "might" be innocent of what she said, then something is wrong with you. Wait until her victims begin to cry out, or when she becomes desperate for marriage.

How do we regain moral sanity in this our morally decadent society?