NFF under scrutiny as Super Eagles, Falcons fail to qualify for World Cup

On Friday, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, released a statement announcing that a fact-finding committee has been set up.
Their objective is to look into the poor run of the country’s national teams in international competitions, specifically the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals.
The Falcons were eliminated from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, in the quarter-final stage.
Justine Madugu’s women then lost 2-1 to South Africa in the African play-offs.
It confirmed that Nigeria will not be at the World Cup for the first time since the competition was launched in 1991.
Of course, the men’s team were not at the 2026 Wor...