Simon Kalika, wani kocin ƙwallon ƙafa ɗan asalin Holland, ya bayyana rashin nasara 2-1 da Nigeria ta sha a hannun Jamhuriyar Niger a gasar WAFU B U-17 2026 da ake gudanarwa a Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, a matsayin mafi bayyanannen alamar faduwar ƙwallon ƙafa a ƙasar.

Yana magana musamman ga Completesports.com daga Netherlands ranar Juma'a, Kalika ya ce sakamakon ya kasance mai zafi da kuma mai bayyana halin da ake ciki.

"Nigeria ta sha kashi a hannun Jamhuriyar Niger labari ne mai baƙin ciki sosai game da ƙwallon ƙafa a ƙasar," in ji Kalika. "A gare ni, wannan shine mafi girman faduwar ƙwallon ƙafa a ƙasar, kuma ba game da 'yan wasa ba ne amma game da gudanarwa."

"A ra'ayina, Nigeria ƙasa ce ta matakin duniya in ji ƙwallon ƙafa. Amma yana ciwo ganin cewa ƙasar ba ta kara kasancewa abin da ta kasance a ƙwallon ƙafa na duniya."

Tarihin damarmakin da suka ɓace

A shekarun baya-bayan nan, Nigeria ta rasa jerin gasar manyan wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa — gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA 2022 da 2026, gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA U-20 2025, da kuma Gasar Olympics ta 2020 da 2024.

Yanzu Golden Eaglets na fuskantar haɗarin rasa Gasar Cin Kofin Afirka ta ƙarƙashin shekaru 17 a 2027, wadda ita ce babbar hanyar cancantar shiga Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta FIFA U-17.

Gudanarwa ita ce matsalar, ba hazaka ba

Kalika, wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin Samson Siasia a lokacin da Nigeria ta samu azurfa a gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA U-20 2005 da aka gudanar a Netherlands da kuma gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta maza a Gasar Olympics ta Beijing 2008, ya kasance a fili game da wurin da laifi ya ta'allaka.

"Matsalar ita ce gudanar da wasan a Nigeria ba kamar yadda ya kamata ba. Ƙasar tana da ʼyan wasa na matakin duniya, amma babu kayan aikin fasaha," in ji shi.

Ya koma zamanin zinare a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Siasia: "Lokacin da nake tare da Siasia a tawagar kasa a matsayin koci, mun samar da ʼyan wasa masu girma kamar Obinna Nsofor, Brown Ideye, da John Obi Mikel. Siasia ya sha kashi sau ɗaya kawai — a hannun Argentina a wasan sada zumunci a Bangladesh."

"Amma ba haka yake yanzu ba. Nigeria na yanzu na rasa wasanni a hannun Guinea-Bissau da Jamhuriyar Niger. Hakan yana ciwo. Tarayyar (NFF) dole ta farka."

Kalika ya yi kira ga Nigeria Football Federation da ta kawo tsaffin 'yan wasa masu gogewa a wata ƙungiya ta shirye-shirye. "Dole ku kawo wasu tsaffin ʼyan wasa, kamar Jay-Jay Okocha da Nwankwo Kanu, da sauransu, a bari su zauna tare a matsayin ƙungiya don nemo mafi kyawun mafita ga matsalar. Ƙwallon ƙafa na Nigeria zai sake gudana," in ji shi.

Wasan da dole a ci na Côte d'Ivoire yana gabatowa

Golden Eaglets dole su ci Côte d'Ivoire a ranar Asabar, 17 Oktoba, a Stade du 4 Août da ke Ouagadougou domin adana begen shiga zagaye na ƙarshe a gasar WAFU B U-17 2026. Jamhuriyar Niger ta riga ta tabbatar da matsayi na ɗaya a Rukunin B da maki huɗu, bayan nasara ɗaya da daidaita ɗaya.