Agali, who has maintained a studious silence until now, now answers the questions you have sent to him.

Osa, London

There are a lot of reasons. First of all, we were not organised enough. Our officials took the World Cup as an event to joke with.

They thought we could make an impact, no matter the calibre of players that we took. As far as I am concerned, it was not worth being part of such a team.

The World Cup is meant for the best of the best. It is not enough to turn up and make the numbers.

Another reason was the decision to throw out certain players from the team. That was not fair and it should not have happened.

Players like Sunday Oliseh, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Finidi George were excluded for personal reasons.

In Oliseh's case, he was victimised for standing up for our rights in Mali. I cannot be a part of injustice. Some players kept quiet over the way Oliseh was treated but I was not ready to do that.

Unfortunately, the Nigerian press has not helped the situation. Some journalists have been bribed to promote certain players and run others down.

After taking a look at all these things, I felt that I should stand aside and allow others to play for the country.

Chris Olawoye, Nigeria

I have not retired permanently. I have just decided to stay away in the meantime.

I have to concentrate on my club career because during the World Cup qualifiers I had to sacrifice a lot for Nigeria. I lost my club position just to ensure we qualified.

But after we made it to the World Cup, it appeared that my effort was not appreciated and it is time that I think of my club career for now.

Fola, South-Africa

Yes. I am really bitter over the way that we, the players, have been treated.

People say that the players are not patriotic and do not want to sacrifice anything for the country. But they really do not know what they are talking about.

I had to pay for my flight to go to the Olympics and was promised in a letter from the Nigerian Football Association that I would get a refund on my arrival in Australia.

But I can tell you that I have not received a penny up till now.

I never made a fuss about it because I felt that it was one of the sacrifices I had to make for serving my country.

The FA does not know how to treat players and they show no respect for us. It is not just about money.

We are proud to play for our country but they take our willingness as a licence to treat us in a shabby manner.

They do not realise the risks that we take with our club careers every time we play for the country.

Since they do not respect that, I am forced to take decisions that will protect my own interests.

Adebayo Adesanmi, Nigeria

There's no doubt that we need a foreign coach. I do not see an indigenous coach taking us anywhere.

They can't do anything, they cannot control players and can't stand their ground when people try to impose players on them.

(Adegboye) Onigbinde is now saying that players were imposed on him. Why didn't he say that earlier?

It shows that they can be pushed around very easily, so it is better that we go for a foreign coach.

I cannot say the type of person that they should go for but if they cannot find a new coach, they should go for one of the old ones, like Westerhof or Bonfrere.

Shikanga Kulecho, Kenya

I do not want to play for the national team for now. I really want to concentrate on my club career.

I want to see if things change at the FA. If I can see an improvement in the way Nigerian football is being managed, I might change my mind.

Chigbo Nwokorie, United States

The appointment of a new coach will surely influence my decision.

But that is not the only thing. We need to be properly organised.

There are some players in the national team that want to do the country proud and there are others who are there because of the few thousand dollars that they get paid in appearance fees.

That is not what playing for the national team is all about.

Olumide Ajayi, Canada

Yes. But the country should also appreciate the effort the we put into playing for the national team.

Whenever I leave my club to play for the country, my trainer tells me I am risking my place in the team. He always says that if my replacement does well, I would be put on the bench when I return.

It's a big sacrifice that people back home do not know about.

People always think that we make so much money out of playing for the national team but we get nothing.

If people think that it is such a big honour and we are getting so much out of it, let them play for the country and see what is really going on.

Daniel Boris, Uganda

I really cannot answer that question because only the coaches that dropped these players know the reason behind such a decision.

Maduka, Lome, Togo.

It did. When these two players are thrown out, coupled with the fact that I was not there and Yakubu Aiyegbeni was dropped, you can see that we really had no team.

Oliseh is an experienced player who has played for some of the best teams in Europe and has been to the World Cup twice.

You cannot drop a player of his ability and bring in players that have not had a full season in Europe.

Even a layman could see that removing key players would have an adverse effect on the team.

When a team is disbanded so close to the World Cup, there was no doubt that things were going to go wrong.

Garuba Dauda, a Nigerian in the USA

In life, one has to take decisions that even your parents will not appreciate sometimes.

I know many people are not happy with my decision and I apologise for that.

But it was a very hard decision for me to make. I just had to do it because people will not realise that we have very serious problems in the national team if we leave things as they are.

I sacrificed going to this World Cup so that Nigerians can see the truth and appreciate the truth.

Adeogun Musibau Abiodun, Nigeria

I was playing for NITEL FC, in the Nigerian second division, when I realised that I might be able to make it in Europe.

I was one of the smallest players in the team but I was doing the job of the big players.

The coach saw what I could do and said that the sky is my limit if I kept it up. Soonafter, I got my chance to play in Europe.

Emmanuel Muga, Tanzania

I have never done it myself but I have heard that it happens. When I see some players in the national team, I wonder how they managed to get into the squad.

There are instances when players in the third division of some European countries are competing for places with players that play for more reputable clubs. There could be some truth in the allegations.

Ben, a Cameroonian in the USA

I have played against a lot of defenders but I think that Martin Keown of Arsenal has been the most difficult one.

When I played against him he did not given me an inch of space. I had to ask him to give me a chance to touch the ball!

'Yinka Osunkunle, a Nigerian in South Africa

The problem is not just from the administrators. The press have played a role in the problems that the team is going through.

I really don't know how we will sort out the problems.We would probably need a messiah to sort them out. We really have a long way to go.