Mikel Obi wants NFF overhauled if Nigeria misses 2026 World Cup

By Emmanuel Okogba

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has urged a full shake-up of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) if the nationalist squad fails to suffice for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria’s chances of making it to the tourney are hanging by a thread aft a 1–1 gully with South Africa successful their Group C qualifier. The effect leaves the Eagles 3rd successful the standings, six points adrift of Bafana Bafana, with conscionable 2 games near to play.

Speaking connected the Obi One Podcast, the ex-Chelsea midfielder said the NFF indispensable beryllium held accountable for the country’s repeated struggles connected the planetary stage.

“If Nigeria doesn’t suffice for the World Cup, the full NFF committee has to go… it’s unacceptable.

“It is conscionable horrible. Do you blasted the players? No, I don’t blasted the players. Yes, they person to instrumentality work for the situation, but are you going to blasted the players alone?” Mikel said

The erstwhile Chelsea midfielder and 2013 AFCON victor explained that Nigeria is the biggest successful Africa successful presumption of shot and failing to suffice consecutively is disastrous.

He recalled that Nigeria besides missed the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar, informing that different nonaccomplishment would woody a dense stroke to the country’s shot reputation.

Mikel argued that mediocre medication and deficiency of accountability person stifled advancement successful Nigerian football, adding that specified shortcomings substance planetary perceptions that African shot is disorganized.

He stressed that the country’s shot administrators, not conscionable the players, indispensable reply for the disappointing qualifying campaign.

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