Nigeria fails to emulate Italy, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, South Korea, Scotland, others

By Jacob Ajom
In other climes, the present board of the Nigeria Football Federation would have become history. They would have either resigned or kicked out through legally approved means. For failing to qualify his country for the ongoing World Cup, the head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) Gabriele Gravina resigned. The Italy men’s team failed to qualify for a third World Cup consecutively.
His announcement came a day after Sport Minister Andrea Abodi called on him to resign.
Four-time World Cup winners Italy fell at the playoffs again, this time after a penalty shootout against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gravina did not leave alone. He was joined by Italian national team dele...