Missing 2026 World Cup one of my saddest moments — Amaju Pinnick

By Lawrence Agbo
Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has described Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of the most painful experiences of his football administration career.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Pinnick admitted that watching the Super Eagles miss out on a second consecutive World Cup remains difficult to accept.
“It really gets into me, you know, because it is one of my saddest moments where we didn’t qualify when I was president and not qualified again,” he said.
Despite the disappointment, Pinnick expressed confidence that Nigerian football is moving in the right direction and believes the countr...