NFF Sets Up Panel Over Falcons’ World Cup Failure

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has inaugurated a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent setbacks suffered by the country’s national teams, particularly the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

NFF President Ibrahim Gusau inaugurated the committee on Monday and charged its members to conduct a thorough investigation with sincerity and diligence.

The committee has two weeks to investigate the issues and submit its report.

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“You are to probe into the direct and remote causes of the poor outings of the national teams in recent times, but with specific reference to the unexpected failure of the Super Falcons to qualify for the World Cup,” Gusau said.

He urged the committee to provide practical solutions to the challenges facing Nigerian football.

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The committee is chaired by former NFF Technical Director, Fanny Amun, who promised that members would speak to people connected to the issues and accept memoranda from concerned members of the public.

“We see this as a call to a very important national duty. It is not something that can be approached half-hearted,” Amun said.

“We have to immerse ourselves fully into the processes and come out with a report that all who have a stake in the Nigeria game will be proud of. We must endeavour to speak the truth at all times and be very diligent,” he added.

The NFF established the committee last Friday after the Super Falcons failed to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup and the national teams posted poor recent performances in international competitions.

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Other members include former Super Falcons captain and four-time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations winner Desire Oparanozie; former Super Eagles captain Mutiu Adepoju; former Nigeria U-20 coach and President of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association Ladan Bosso; and former FIFA referee Alex Mana.

Former Nigeria international and NFF Technical Department deputy director, Nasiru Jibril, is the committee’s secretary.

The committee is expected to identify the root causes of Nigeria’s recent football setbacks and recommend measures to improve the national teams’ performance.

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