Former Super Eagles skipper Austin Jay Jay Okocha believes that Nigerian football has reached its limits and is 'now dead'.
Okocha who captained Nigeria from 2002 to 2006 gave his damning verdict after watching the Super Eagles succumb to a humiliating defeat to Sudan in their 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Nigeria's hopes of making the tournament in Morocco was left hanging in the balance after losing 1-0 in Khartoum on Saturday,which has left them bottom of their group.
However,Okocha has refused to blame Nigeria's precarious position on Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi,or the players.
The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder harped on Nigeria's inability to evolve with the changing trends in the world.
"Anyone that blames Keshi or the boys is short sighted. Our football is long dead and gone. This is just the confirmation" Okocha wrote on his official twitter page.
Unless a miracle happens,Nigeria might likely not qualify for the 2015 Nations Cup tournament only if other results in the group go their way.
Nigeria's Super Eagles paid the ultimate price of failure upon arrival in the country this morning as they were roundly booed by fans at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja.
The Super Eagles lost a vital game in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers,beaten 1-0 by Sudan in Khartoum on Saturday.
As a result of the loss,the Super Eagles are now in danger of not qualifying for the Nations Cup,lying bottom of their group with just one point in three matches.
The Super Eagles touched down in Abuja today to prepare for the return leg of the qualifiers against Sudan,but they met the unfortunate incident when people at the airport started jeering at them,making mockery of their performance in yesterday's game.
Airport staff and passengers alike who would gladly try to warm up to the Super Eagles on any other day,shunned all the niceties and booed them upon their arrival in Abuja.
The team was said to have hurriedly left the airport to avoid further shame and made way to their hotel to rest before preparing for the return leg on Wednesday
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi, has apologized to Nigerians for the shock defeat to Sudan.
The African champions were beaten 1-0 by the hosts, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game in Khartoum on Saturday.
It leaves Nigeria bottom of Group A with one point, in danger of missing out of next year’s competition in Morocco.
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