2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION: FG URGES NFF TO ADDRESS LAPSES
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Charges Super Eagles of Nigeria to be more incisive for the rest of the qualifying series.
Following the outcome of November 16, 2023 football match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Likuena (Crocodiles) of Lesotho which took place at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Akwa Ibom, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, the Federal Government has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to look into and correct all the lapses observed during the match with a view to putting a much better performance in Rwanda on Sunday 19th of November 2023 against Zimbabwe.
The Honourable Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh made the call in a statement that he personally signed on Friday and made available to the Ministry’s Directorate of Press and Public Relations.
The Minister stated that the Government and football loving people of Nigeria take the qualification for the 2026 World Cup very seriously and as such will want the Super Eagles to qualify especially, having missed out on the 2022 world cup in Qatar. He emphasized that qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is not negotiable.
The Minister who apologised to Nigerians for their inability to watch their National Team play live on television called on relevant bodies to avoid a repeat of such. “It is not good enough that Nigerians could not watch their National Team play in their country, repeat of same should be avoided and NFF will be expected to register Nigeria’s displeasure with the appropriate authority in FIFA”
“We apologize to Nigerians, most of whom anticipated to watch the game on television” he said.
Senator Owan Enoh charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to be more incisive for the rest of the qualifying series, saying “Nigerians are all rooting for your success” moving on.
