FIFA World Cup 2026, it’s glory days for global television, by Okoh Aihe

Nigeria is not at the FIFA World Cup 2026 holding in Mexico, Canada and the United States. This is already well known because failure cannot easily be assuaged with momentary exhilaration or euphoric response to a mundial that has already earned the status of the biggest footballing event ever, 48 national teams playing in three countries.
But Nigerians are at the World Cup, playing for big and even small countries that have put their houses in order and can lay claim to a slice of global pride as nations that push their best forward instead of fetid ethnicisation of life. Nigerians are scoring goals for other nations while the few who understand the meaning of national pride at home ar...