Nigerians welcome Vogts resignation

Vogts resigned from his post less than three weeks after the team crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

A statement issued by his lawyers said that the German coach took the action because "the measures and the behaviour of the Nigerian Football Association (NFA) during and after the African Cup have led to a loss of confidence concerning further cooperation.

"Further cooperation is impossible."

Tukur Babangida, chairman of Premier League club side, Kano Pillars FC, welcomed the news of the 61-year-old`s departure.

"It is a welcome development that he left honourably," he said.

"Vogts had shown that he had nothing to offer Nigeria. It is good that he left without waiting to be dragged to FIFA or to CAF (Confederation of African Football)."

Garba Ubaliyo, a former NFA board member, said he had long expected Vogt`s resignation, as did Alhassan Yakmut, the acting Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Football League, who added that Vogts surprised him by waiting this long before throwing in the towel.

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