Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has launched a scathing response to South Africa's Sports Minister, Gayton McKenzie, after the latter publicly wished Nigeria failure in their 2026 World Cup playoff campaign, Soccernet.ng reports .
McKenzie had stirred controversy at the weekend when he appeared on Robert Marawa's Marawa Sports Worldwide and declared that he wanted the Super Eagles to lose their playoff ties in Morocco next month.
His comments have been widely condemned across African football circles as inflammatory and unbecoming of a cabinet minister.