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YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOMETIMES, BUT YOU CANNOT FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE EVERYTIME!! @thenff
The Nigeria Football Federation’s decision to set up a “fact-finding committee” to investigate the country’s poor run in international competitions, with a special spotlight on the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, is nothing more than a public relations stunt designed to deceive Nigerian football fans.
Let’s be honest about the pattern. Every time Nigerian football hits a new low, the NFF’s first and only response is to announce a committee. It is the same recycled playbook they have used for years. A committee is inaugurated with big grammar, journalists take photos, a mandate is read, and then the report disappears into a drawer in Abuja. No one is ever sanctioned. No technical director loses their job. No administrator is held accountable for poor planning, unpaid allowances, or the chaotic preparation that keeps killing our teams.
Focusing this particular committee on the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for 2027 is especially insulting. The signs were there long before now. The girls have been battling poor camping conditions, late payment of match bonuses, and a coaching carousel with no long-term technical plan. Instead of addressing those structural problems, the NFF wants us to believe that “finding facts” two years ahead of a World Cup will magically fix things. What facts are they looking for that fans, ex-players, and journalists have not been shouting about for years? The problem is not a mystery. It is poor administration, lack of funding continuity, and zero accountability at the top.
Nigerian fans have seen this movie too many times. After every failed AFCON, every Olympic flop, and every World Cup exit, we get a committee, a press release, and then silence. Nothing changes because the people who set up the committees are the same people who benefit from the rot. The purpose is not reform. The purpose is to buy time, douse public anger, and make it look like action is being taken while they continue business as usual.
If the NFF was serious, they would not need another committee. They would audit the technical department, invest in the domestic league and youth development, pay coaches and players on time, and hire based on competence instead of politics. But that is hard work. A committee is easier.
In the end, Nigerians should not expect anything from this fact-finding panel. No meaningful recommendations will be implemented, no heads will roll, and in 2027 we will be having the same conversation about another failure. It is deception, packaged to look like concern.
If Enzo leaves, the debate between Adam Wharton and Alex Scott as his replacement comes down to whether you want a like-for-like controller or a tactical evolution.
Adam Wharton is the closest direct replacement to Enzo in profile. At 22, he already plays like a veteran deep-lying midfielder for Crystal Palace, His biggest strength is tempo control.
He receives under pressure, rarely gives the ball away, although people said he’s prone to errors, he constantly finds progressive passes that break the first line of press. That composure, combined with his 90%+ passing accuracy and excellent range, makes him the natural "brain" of a possession team. Like Enzo, Wharton dictates rhythm from deep, but Enzo has since been used in a more advanced position, Wharton when deep screens the back four intelligently, and takes set pieces. He doesn’t have elite athleticism or much of a goal threat yet, but what he gives you is stability and structure. If your system is built around controlling games, dominating possession, and building through midfield, Wharton slots in with minimal disruption. He’s essentially Enzo with more defensive discipline and less risk.
Alex Scott offers something different. At 22, the Bournemouth midfielder is less of a pure #6 and more of a modern #8. Where Wharton controls with passing, Scott controls with carrying. He’s excellent at driving with the ball, breaking lines through dribbles, and adding intensity in transitions. He covers more ground, presses harder, and gets into the box late to contribute goals — things Enzo doesn’t do consistently. His final ball and defensive positioning still need refinement, but his energy and versatility are a major plus. Scott allows you to shift away from a single-pivot playmaker and toward a more dynamic, box-to-box midfield. If your team wants to play with more verticality, more running, and more chaos, Scott gives you a profile upgrade in athleticism even if you lose a bit of the calm passing structure.
The verdict If the priority is to replicate Enzo’s role and keep the team’s identity intact, Wharton is the pick, He’s press-resistant, tactically mature, and gives you that metronome presence from deep. If the priority is to evolve the midfield and add legs, ball-carrying, and goal threat, Scott is the better fit. He’s less of a direct replacement and more of a reinvention.
Financially both will be expensive and homegrown, but Wharton likely commands £85+ given Palace’s valuation, while Scott might be attainable in the £75-£80 range. Ultimately it’s controller vs engine, structure vs dynamism — and that choice will define how the team plays without Enzo.
My take🤔