Ghana FA boss Kurt Okraku wants Nigerians to believe in the vision of Amaju Pinnick’s led NFF despite World Cup miss

Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has pleaded with the people of Nigeria to believe in the vision of the Amaju Pinnick administration despite failing to qualify for the World Cup.

Pinnick has come under intense pressure following the Super Eagles failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar.

Ghana sealed qualification at the expense of the Super Eagles on an away go rule last month.

Earlier reports in the Nigeria media suggested Pinnick, who is a FIFA Council Member has decided not to contest for the NFF Presidency at end of his mandate.

Speaking to Brilla FM in Nigeria monitored by Footballghana.com, Kurt Okraku entreated the people of Nigeria to believe in Pinnick’s vision to revive and stabilize Nigeria football.

“I know that Amaju did everything, he put his dead foot in making sure they qualify, but I think this is the truth that everybody in Nigeria must hear and understand that the NFF very much wanted to qualify,” he told Brilla FM.

“They did everything but it’s football, and it’s against Ghana and one of the two must go and one must stay, unfortunately, it didn’t go the way of Nigeria, but truth be told Nigerian football has been on the rise and this blip from the World Cup should not kill the hopes and aspirations of the millions of people who love football,” he said.

“So I think that it’s just a wake-up call and I firmly believe, I will liken this to the flight path of an aircraft, I mean when you traveling by plane it goes through a bit of turbulence, it shakes a bit, it gets to its level and settles, and it closes to take final destination and at the end, I will want to plead with everybody in Nigeria to believe in the vision of the NFF led by Amaju Pinnick, the Vision to revive and to stabilize Nigerian football will always see the light of the day if everybody in Nigeria gives the NFF the needed support because it is this time that support is needed”