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World Cup Failure: Super Eagles Legends Seek To Revive Nigeria’s Football
It’s no longer news that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place in Mexico, the United States and Canada next year.
The Super Eagles recently struggled to make it to the intercontinental playoff of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Eric Chelle’s men were knocked out by DR Congo, ending any hopes of playing in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
After Super Eagles’ World Cup ticket failure, there have been calls from ex-Super Eagles players, stakeholders and fans to revive Nigeria’s football as the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, draws closer.
Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel recently declared his interest to become the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, President after criticizing the Nigeria football power house.
The former Chelsea midfielder said he would ensure his name is not tied to any form of corruption as the NFF boss.
Obi Mikel also blamed corruption in the system for Nigeria’s failure to stamp its feet among the top footballing countries of the world.
“When I know I can give my opinion and help, I will always be ready. But again, I won’t have corruption tied to me. I am never going to do that if I am going to say yes,” Obi Mikel said.
“If you want us to go forward, you must make sure things are done properly.
“Get the right people, people that have the same direction and thought, so when the players come back home to play, there is a good environment for them to play and perform,” he added.
On his part, former Super Eagles forward, Victor Anichebe criticized the NFF after Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup.
The former Everton star took to social media to demand ‘real change and serious decision’ in Nigeria’s football administration.
Speaking with DAILY POST on Monday, respected Lagos-based journalist, Femi Fabunmi, insisted that football administration is quite different from playing football.
According to Fabunmi, any individual who has administrative skills can lead the NFF and not necessarily an ex Super Eagles player.
“Football administration is quite different from playing football,” Fabunmi told DAILY POST.
“Anybody who possesses administrative skills can lead, and not necessarily an ex-footballer.
“Leading with purpose and redirection should be the priority and not about being an ex-footballer.
“In many cases, ex-footballers didn’t do well as administrators. Although Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon has done well in Fecafoot.
“His counterparts in many other football federations have not gotten past the pass mark,” he stated.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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