Sports Editors to Nigerians: Forget 2026 World Cup

By Jacob Ajom

Following the dismal show of the Super Eagles against South Africa connected Tuesday, Nigerians person been asking whether the state inactive has immoderate accidental successful the contention for a summons to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sports Vanguard posed the aforesaid question to immoderate Sports Editors successful Lagos. 

According to Adekunle Salami, a elder exertion with New Telegraph newspapers the World Cup summons is disconnected Nigeria’s fingers. Said he, “We got this presumption due to the fact that successful 8 games we drew five. If you privation to spell the World Cup you don’t spell astir it that way. Don’t hide we person had 3 coaches successful these qualifiers. How bash you get the cohesion and knowing of the players? .We person mislaid it. Let’s hide astir the World Cup and absorption connected the Nations Cup coming up successful December.

For the NFF, I volition not articulation those saying they should beryllium sacked due to the fact that I cognize the implications of sacking the NFF. My lone proposal to them is that they should devour the humble pastry and resign. 

On his portion Deputy Editor of Punch Newspapers, Tana Aiyejina said, “for maine the adjacent 2 games are dormant rubber games, but we indispensable fulfill each righteousness and implicit our qualification matches. We mislaid qualification for the World Cup summons agelong ago, adjacent earlier Chelle was appointed.

On the NFF I person heard a batch of what radical person called connected the NFF to resign. For me, it is not astir this acceptable of radical resigning. What is the prime of the adjacent acceptable of radical coming? Are they going to beryllium a acceptable of radical who are highly skilled successful shot management. Can they instrumentality our shot to the adjacent level.

In different climes, it is earthy that erstwhile you don’t execute results you go. But not here, I don’t spot them going anywhere..

Group Sports Editor of Thisday Newspapers, Duro Ikhazuagbe said a full overhaul of the NFF is the lone mode retired .

Said he, “those moving Nigerian shot should nary longer beryllium allowed to continue. They cognize thing astir the athletics they assertion to beryllium running.”

Looking astatine the chances of the Super Eagles, helium said, “right now, our destiny is nary longer successful our hands due to the fact that we person mislaid nonstop qualification. 

On the NFF, helium said, “I person not seen what they person done different than the retrogression of our football. They person to go. The authorities tin usage the Congress to effect the indispensable changes. However, erstwhile I accidental full overhaul that should commencement from the legislature due to the fact that the full occupation starts from there. If we privation to bash a full overhaul, we should commencement from the State FAs who assertion they telephone the shots of Nigerian shot by mode of congress. We indispensable besides overhaul the congress. The process that encourages politicians to instrumentality implicit our shot indispensable beryllium stopped. We request those who recognize the concern of shot to instrumentality complaint of Nigeria shot and not to permission it successful the hands of politicians.”

The station Sports Editors to Nigerians: Forget 2026 World Cup appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.