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Solomon Dalung, minister for youth and sports, has tasked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that the technical committee of the federation is in synergy with the coaching crew of the Super Eagles.

Dalung gave the charge on Tuesday while meeting with the technical committee of the NFF in Abuja, following the 0-2 loss of the Super Eagles to Bafana Bafana of South Africa.

The minister said the team’s success is a collective responsibility of the technical committee and the coaching crew.

“This technical committee has what it takes to develop our indigenous football and this can be achieved when there’s a synergy between coach and the technical committee,” Dalung said.

“You must go back to tradition because you have veered off track.

“Football is teamwork and it is the responsibility of the technical committee to plan the team’s game, monitor and execute it with the coaching crew.

Chris Green, chairman of the NFF technical committee, in response, promised that his team will work hard to fix the problems of the Super Eagles before their next game.

“Our intention was not to lose the game. The technical department is the engine room of the federation,” Green said.

“We have figured out our problems and we will tackle it head on before our next game.

Another meeting between the minister, the technical committee, and Gernot Rohr has been scheduled for June 20.