Abuja, Nigeria – Na wah! Omo Naija, we dey feel am as Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) don bow down dey apologize to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all of us for the pain wey Super Eagles bring after dem no fit qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This one sweet like bitter cola, as dem just miss am for Africa Play-Offs Final against DR Congo for Rabat.
di NFF talk say Sunday loss be “moment of profound sadness.” Abeg, you fit blame dem? The room no dey sweet after di match, as players dey sigh and hang mouth like dem just collect ‘forfeiting’ punishment. Na so we decompressed our hopes and for this time, them fall hand again (another year, another heartbreak).
Dem recognize say football na big deal for Naija; e be like national anthem wey carry our pride. The frustration of missing two World Cups dey heavyweight like keke driver wey no go allow traffic to jam am.
Di Federation admit say dem get plenty support from Federal Government, National Sports Commission, and of course, di loyal fans dem wey just dey throw wetin dem get for this journey. We sabi say no be beans, e no easy for anybody as we dey follow Super Eagles like dem be our paddy.
“Football na more than just sport; na our language, connectivity, and identity,” na wetin dem talk again. Dem promise say dem go get everything in order. E sweet me say dem sabi say we need am (abeg, make we no begin dey josh football matter). We dey hope say di upcoming Africa Cup of Nations for Morocco go bring fresh air and chance for di Super Eagles to shine again.
NFF promise say dem go do serious internal review. No more dilly-dallying, no more wahala, just serious plans to make sure say we no dey miss any more World Cups again. Dem dey consider all options: who we go fire, wetin we go change – anything wey go fit help Naija return to global status before dem go forget our names.
“We go rebuild, we go restore pride and take back our crown.” Na wetin dem talk as dem pledge to rekindle hopes for di future. Time dey go run, and we dey ready for dem to bring back the glory wey once be our right.
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