The Imo State Football Association Chairman and former CAF Disciplinary Committee head, Mazi Amanze Uchegbulam has admonished products of the FA to support development of grass roots football of the association.
Amanze who made this known during a meeting with the Think Tank Committee headed by the FA Marketing Consultant, Hon Ugochukwu Nnah on Thursday at the FA auditorium in Dan Anyiam stadium, expressed his disappointment over the look warm attitude of some of the players who passed through the FA grass roots system.
“It saddens my heart when i recall that players like Kelechi Iheanacho passed through our Academy league before moving on to NFF U-15 and then the U-17 wear he later became a super star but has failed to appreciate our effort by supporting some of the grass roots program.
“In fact their counterparts in other African countries such Sadio Mane of Liverpool is doing a wonderful job in his home country, Senegal but we cannot say same for our players.
The Mbaise born seasoned football administrator who took time to commend the Think Tank committee members for their conscious effort towards having a grass roots football development fund launch, also charged the media personnel to help use their medium to educate our illustrious players on the need to come home to support the development program for our grass roots which he noted would afford other young and talented players to blossom.
