‘If Nigeria misses 2026 World Cup, NFF board should be sacked’ — Mikel Obi

Former Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has called for the removal of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) committee if the state fails to suffice for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria’s qualification hopes are hanging by a thread aft a gully against South Africa near the Eagles 3rd successful Group C, six points down leaders Bafana Bafana with conscionable 2 games remaining.

Mikel blamed Nigeria’s struggles connected the shot body’s mediocre leadership.

“If Nigeria doesn’t suffice for the World Cup, the full NFF committee has to go… it’s unacceptable,” the erstwhile Chelsea prima said connected the Obi One Podcast.

“We didn’t suffice for Qatar — the past World Cup — and present it looks similar again we are not going to marque it. Honestly, I person thing to accidental astir it.

“It is conscionable horrible. Do you blasted the players? No, I don’t blasted the players. Yes, the players person to instrumentality work for the concern but are you gonna blasted the players alone? No.

“Again, we speech astir it truthful galore times, and that’s wherefore you person radical disrespect the African continent and football.”

Mikel stressed that those moving Nigerian shot indispensable beryllium held “accountable” for the mediocre authorities of the team.

“Yes, the players person to instrumentality work but the biggest situation is from the top,” helium added.

Nigeria beryllium connected 11 points aft 8 games, needing 2 wins — distant to Lesotho and astatine location to Benin Republic — positive favourable results elsewhere to person a accidental of sneaking into the playoffs arsenic 1 of Africa’s 4 champion runners-up.

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