Pay Delay Overshadows Friendly Results THE positive results recorded by Nigeria’s Super Eagles in recent friendlies have been overshadowed by a dispute over unpaid appearance fees. The team defeated Iran 2–1 and held Jordan to a 2–2 draw during a four-nation tournament staged in Antalya by the Jordan Football Association. However, attention has shifted from […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH & TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN PERSISTENT payment delays affecting the Super Eagles have prompted the National Assembly to propose removing the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system. The move comes as lawmakers seek to ensure that bureaucratic bottlenecks do not disrupt Nigeria’s preparations for international football competitions. The […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI The Cost of Greatness in a Country That Doesn’t Plan for It Big Spending, Small Planning NIGERIA entered 2025 with increased government investment through the National Sports Commission. But by year-end, the results showed a nation still struggling with an old contradiction: we fund tournaments, […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH Rotation Pays OffNIGERIA closed out their Group C campaign at AFCON 2025 with authority, beating Uganda 3–1 in Fès to finish the group stage unbeaten. Head coach Eric Chelle made eight changes from the side that triumphed over Tunisia, yet the result was unchanged: dominant, fluid football. […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA’S hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been revived after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) formally petitioned FIFA over alleged player eligibility breaches by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The Super Eagles were knocked out of the African playoffs in November after a penalty shootout […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI WITH the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) just weeks away, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is moving quickly to rebuild the Super Eagles’ morale after their painful failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A senior NFF official stated that the federation recognises the psychological impact of the World Cup […]