Stop playing Aiteo Cup finals on artificial turf, Preko advises NFF

.Faults NFF for using CAF ball

By Olawale Akanni

FC Ifeanyi Ubah coach Yaw Preko has advised Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to look for a natural grass pitch to play finals of the Aiteo Cup if they want to see the best of the players, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.

The Ghanaian coach made this assertion on Nigeria Football Support Platform after Sunday’s Aiteo Cup final between Akwa United and Niger Tornadoes at the Agege Stadium, Lagos.

Akwa United defeated Niger Tornadoes 3-2 on penalties after goalless score at the regulation time but the game did not live up to the expectation of the ardent football followers.

But the tactician was of the view that the Agege stadium (artificial grass) did not bring out the best out of the players which made the game look boring to the spectators.

The former Accra Hearts of Oak assistant Coach also faulted NFF for introducing CAF ball (which the players were not used to) for the final clash on Sunday.

He said: “My only advice to these finals is that they should stop playing it on artificial grass and you will see the best of the teams. Why are they using CAF balls when you don't even train with it, very wrong? In short, we need to put a lot in order or else the finals will always be boring from my point of view, thanks.”