President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has disclosed that the performance of the Super Eagles won’t be affected if the team travels by boat to face the Squirrels of Benin in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Pinnick made this statement during an interview with Arise TV’s Morning Show, where he admitted that there is no big deal if they travel by road. Nigeria is expected to face Benin in a make or mar AFCON qualifier at Porto-Novo on March 22.
Recall that last month (February), Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr had stated that the team may cross the border by boat so as to avoid the bad roads linking both countries.
His statement has been corroborated by the former Delta State Sports administrator, who also said that there is nothing wrong with exploring other forms of adventure in Nigeria.
“Going to Cotonou by boat, I do that all the time. When we were going to inspect we did it. There is nothing wrong with exploring other forms of adventure in Nigeria,” Pinnick told ARISE News.
“What’s the big deal, look at the Lagos state boat terminal, it’s one of the best in the world I have seen, so why don’t we use all those things if we have them.
“So it’s just a projection and it does not mean we have agreed on it. We might either go by road if our security report, we have the intelligence, we are also working with the Lagos state government to explore to see what is best suited for that.
“And once we say we are going by the creeks to Cotonou, of course, we will provide every requisite, we will provide the enabling environment for them to go in terms of security.”
