Former  Chairman, Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Taiwo Ogunjobi has blamed former coaches of the Super Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde and Christian Chukwu for the appointment of Tom Saintfiet as Technical Director.

Ogunjobi said this while reacting to speculations that a reputable Nigerian coach would be Saintfiet’s assistant.

The Belgium-born Saintfiet, 38, was offered the job by the NFA on March 19.

Ogunjobi said yesterday that they aided and abetted the process of Saintfiet’s appointment by not informing the Nigerian Coaches Association (NCA) of the vacancy.

He added that as members of the NFA technical committee, they ought to have alerted their colleagues to also apply for the job.

“It’s their fault, they should have taken the message to the NCA to let them be in the picture, but they did not.

“They did not do anything until the appointment of the Belgian.

“Now people are crying wolf. Were they not part of the committee that appointed Saintfiet? If he was not good they should have told us from the beginning,’’ he said.

Ogunjobi, who is also chairman of the Osun State Football Association (OFA), added that a Nigerian coach, who had a better understanding of the country’s football terrain and culture, was best suited for the job.

He described the technical department of the NFA, as the nerve centre of the country’s football, solely responsible for the intellectual growth of football.

“I am surprised and pained that a Nigerian coach, who should have a better understanding of our football culture, was not given the opportunity to apply for the job,’’ he said.

But Onigbinde, reacting to the allegation, dismissed the claim by Ogunjobi that he was at fault on the appointment of the Belgian as technical director.

He said that since the NFA already had in mind what it intended to do about the appointment, those who were not privy to it should be mindful of what they say on the issue.