Info from inside sources has revealed to Softfootball that the NFF President Ibrahim Gusau and members of the NFF Government Committee have reportedly resigned.
There was intense stress from followers and Nigerian soccer analysts, citing the poor performances of Nigeria’s nationwide groups in 2025 and 2026, with the nation struggling a number of setbacks throughout all ranges.
Right here is the complete checklist of setbacks suffered by Nigeria’s nationwide groups in 2026:
- Golden Eaglets — No U‑17 AFCON, No FIFA U‑17 World Cup
- Flying Eagles — No U‑20 AFCON, No FIFA U‑20 World Cup
- Tremendous Eagles — Didn’t qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- Tremendous Falcons — Knocked out within the 2026 WAFCON quarter‑finals, didn’t safe automated qualification for the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup
This growth additionally comes after the NFF directed members of the Tremendous Falcons technical crew, led by head coach Justin Madugu, to step down with rapid impact following the group’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup.
Shortly after, the federation arrange a reality‑discovering committee to research the poor performances of Nigeria’s nationwide groups in current worldwide competitions, with specific give attention to the Tremendous Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 Ladies’s World Cup.
