Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has called for the disbandment of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) if the nation’s football team fails to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Super Eagles played a 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday.
The result has left the Super Eagles on the verge of missing back-to-back World Cups for the first time in history.
Nigeria occupies the third position in Group C with 11 points, six points adrift of leaders South Africa, with just two matches left to play.
This puts the Super Eagles at serious risk of missing consecutive World Cups, having already failed to qualify for the 2022 edition in Qatar.
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Speaking on the development, Mikel said Super Eagles’ struggles in the World Cup qualifiers are due to the football body’s inability to put its house in order.
The former Chelsea midfielder said on the Obi One Podcast: “If Nigeria doesn’t qualify for the World Cup, the entire NFF board has to go. It’s unacceptable.
“We didn’t qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and now it looks like again we are not going to make it. Honestly, I have nothing to say about it.
“It is just horrible. Do you blame the players? No, I don’t blame the players. Yes, the players have to take responsibility for the situation, but are you gonna blame the players alone? No.
“Again, we talk about it so many times, and that’s why you have people disrespect the African continent and football.”
Mikel added that people in charge of football in Nigeria should be held “accountable” for the country’s woeful outing in the qualifiers.
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