The Fanny Amun-led Fact-Finding Committee set up by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to investigate the declining fortunes of the country’s national teams has blamed the structure and composition of the NFF Congress for some of the problems affecting Nigerian football.
The committee submitted a four-page report to the NFF after two weeks of investigation, examining issues including governance, finance, technical development, grassroots football and league management.
Amun, who guided the Golden Eaglets to victory at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup, has since resigned from the committee.
Other members included former Super Falcons captain Desire Oparanozie, former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju, coach Ladan Bosso, Dr Alex Mana and Nasiru Jibril, who served as secretary.
The committee was constituted following the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and was tasked with identifying factors responsible for the poor performance of Nigeria’s national teams.
In its report, the committee criticised the NFF Congress, accusing its members of resisting efforts by successive administrations to expand the body and bring in more qualified stakeholders.
It identified the failure to reform the composition of the Congress as a major obstacle to the development of Nigerian football.
“The alleged refusal of the NFF Congress to effect necessary, achievable and workable model of the statutes to accommodate everybody that will liberate the federation despite the requests from the three Presidents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the report stated.
The committee recommended that members of the NFF Congress should be knowledgeable, credible and experienced, while advocating a maximum of two terms in office.
It also examined the Super Falcons’ performance at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, rejecting suggestions that individual players influenced team selection.
“Players were all cooperating with each other, there was no influence of individual players on team selection,” the committee said.
On defender Ashleigh Plumptre’s absence from the tournament, the committee found that she was genuinely unfit to participate after undergoing surgery.
It said the information was confirmed by the Super Falcons’ medical team in Nigeria and Plumptre’s medical team at her club in Saudi Arabia.
The committee also expressed concern over unrestricted access to national team camps, saying it was dissatisfied with the manner in which some officials were allowed to gain access.
It recommended clearer responsibilities within the technical department and improved structures for national teams, particularly in preparation, player development and performance management.
The report further called for player selection to be based on current fitness and performance, while urging technical and medical teams to give greater consideration to players’ physical condition.
On domestic football, the committee recommended a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s league system to improve the quality of players available to the national teams.
It specifically called for reforms across the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Nigeria National League (NNL), Nationwide League One (NLO) and Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL).
The recommendations come amid growing concerns over Nigeria’s declining performance in international football, including the Super Falcons’ historic failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- NFF crisis: Amun accuses Gusau of shunning fact-finding panel - August 27, 2026
- Fanny Amun committee blames NFF for Nigeria’s football woes - August 27, 2026
- NFF president Gusau, board members resign - August 27, 2026
