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Da demigod of sports..
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[SportsDeeva @Blesing_Andrew]

2026 has been a terrible football year for Nigeria:

The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the World Cup.

The Super Falcons couldn’t defend their title, recorded their worst WAFCON finish, swallowed ridiculous goals, and missed out on automatic World Cup qualification.

The Flying Eagles were beaten twice by Burkina Faso in Wafu B. Yesterday's 4_1 loss means Nigeria; seven-time winners of the U-20 AFCON will miss the next U-20 AFCON and possibly the U-20 World Cup.

Look at the NPFL: the same old story. Rivers United carrying the entire country’s continental hopes while the league itself remains dull, poorly marketed, and completely uninspiring. A new season is about to start in two weeks and there’s still zero excitement or entertainment in sight.

Guess what? NFF Elections are in September and the same people will be elected again. The government keeps spending money with zero returns. Check the sports budget and see what football actually gets out of it... you will be shocked.

Football must grow in this country!!!

[Siyonna Davids @siyonna_davids]

🚨JUST IN: THE NFF @thenff ELECTION WILL NOT HOLD! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Again, let me make this absolutely clear: the NFF election, as presently constituted, should not and will not hold.

And we are prepared to stand by that position.
I don’t know what the current legal status of the matter is, but one thing is certain: we cannot continue pretending that everything is normal while the same system keeps reproducing the same failures.

If that means the consequences extend to FIFA @FIFAcom sanctions, then so be it. If we have to start afresh.

What Nigerian football needs at this point is not another reshuffling of the same people. We need a complete reset.

The resignation of the NFF leadership. The resignation of those responsible for the technical and administrative direction of Nigerian football. And, ultimately, a system where competence, accountability and merit, not loyalty and convenience, determine who runs our football.

We cannot keep whitewashing the wrongs and pretending the consequences will disappear.

BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE WE MUST NIT ALLOW THE ELECTION HOLD!

Again if @FIFAcom want to ban then let them ban us!!!!!!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[Trending Explained @TrendingEx]

“Weeks to the 2023 FIFA World Cup, The NFF brought a stranger to me, saying she must play. Can you imagine me taking a player I’d never seen in my life to World Cup? I refused. NFF punished me and the entire team.”

— Randy Waldrum, ex Super Falcons coach

[Trending Explained @TrendingEx]

“FIFA gave NFF $960k for World Cup preparations, paid for 22 technical staffs. Yet, NFF gave me 11, couldn’t pay flight tickets, no friendlies. I don’t know why Nigerians don’t question these kind of things.”

— Randy Waldrum, ex Super Falcons coach

[Positive Nigeria Vibes @PositiveNGVibes]

Coach Randy Waldrum Predicted Exactly What You Have Seen Today.‼️ For The First Time in History, We Are Out at The Quarterfinals of WAFCON.

Maybe Gusau and Sanusi can now leave out football alone. Maybe it is time to ask #WeWantFIFABan

But first, SACK MADUGU IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!

[CAF Women Football @CAFwomen]

The WCQ Play-Offs are coming. And the road to the World Cup gets intense. 🇨🇮🇬🇭🇿🇦🇳🇬

#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2026

[Siyonna Davids @siyonna_davids]

🚨JUST IN: EXCELLENCE IS PLANNED AND WORKED TOWARDS NOT VIBED INTO

You do not simply buy your way into excellence. Excellence is built through deliberate decisions, proper structures, long-term planning and consistent investment.

The structure should protect, develop and elevate the talent. Talent should not constantly be required to save the structure.
At some point, we have to admit that you cannot keep doing the same thing and expect Nigerian football to suddenly become excellent.

This is why we are coming out.
This September, we will peacefully march to the National Assembly and demand intervention. We will demand that the NFF election does not proceed under a system that Nigerians have serious questions about.

We will demand accountability.
We will demand a complete overhaul of the administration of Nigerian football not even the cleaner should be left .

Because this is bigger than one coach. Bigger than one tournament. Bigger than one generation of players.
And if, in the process of demanding fundamental reform, FIFA sanctions Nigeria, then so be it.

I am not saying a FIFA ban is the solution.
I am saying that if a suspension creates the breathing room for Nigeria to stop, rethink, restructure, rebuild and start again, then perhaps those years could become the most important years Nigerian football has ever had.

Two years. Four years. Whatever period it takes.
If we use that period to rebuild our administration, strengthen our football structures, improve development pathways, establish accountability and create a system that can actually sustain Nigerian talent, then we may finally come out of it stronger than we went in.

Because what is the point of protecting the appearance of stability while the foundation continues to collapse?
We have spent too long asking talent to save Nigerian football.

Now, the structure must save Nigerian football.

September, we march.

Peacefully.
Legally.
For accountability.
For reform.
For the future of Nigerian football.

Nigerian football belongs to Nigerians.

[Siyonna Davids @siyonna_davids]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MAYBE SUCCESS WAS NEVER THE REAL OBJECTIVE OF THE NFF

You heard it from me first!

WHITEWASH THE WRONGS ALL YOU WANT, BUT YOU WILL NOT BE CLEANING THE CONSEQUENCES.

They knew how bad Magudu was. That is why they didn’t arrange better opposition to properly prepare these girls.
They knew how bad he was, and that is why they needed someone who would not just take orders, but also not question the system or demand better preparation. Because how do you explain it now…

I don’t care if you come to my comment section to chant that he won the last WAFCON. From that WAFCON to this one, match after match, we have seen zero tactical progression, poor game management and zero evidence that he has the capacity to lead a team with the ambition of the Super Falcons.

At this point, one has to ask: is qualification and the FIFA funding that comes with it becoming more important than actually building a competitive Super Falcons project?

You heard it here first!
This is our reality.
We have declined.

We are struggling to get past African teams and still think we can go to the World Cup shouting “Super Falcons” as though vibes play football.

Oya now!

[Football Fans Tribe 🇳🇬 ⚽ @FansTribeHQ]

NPFL Outfit, Shooting Stars SC @ShootingSc have taken new signings announcement to the next level 🤌🏼😎.

They announced the signings of Issa Yusuf, Aule JohnMark, Olakunle Akala and AbdulAziz Dalhatu in proper Ibadan fashion 😅

#NPFL #NPFL27 #shootingstars

[Mathew Okugbe @Mathew_Okugbe]

We have gradually improved on the salary and welfare of NPFL players, it will be inappropriate to compel the clubs to pay wages they may not be able to sustain at this point. - Elegbeleye

[Sportsville9ja @sportsville9ja]

The Chief Operating officer of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Davidson Owumi speaks on the projection for the forthcoming season.

[Official AGT⚽🎙️ @Iam_agt]

🚨NPFL Chairman Gbenga Elegbeleye confirms the termination of the contract with broadcast partners Propel Sports, and tags the reports of a sale of Kun Khalifat FC as mere 'rumours'.

🎥 - Tosh Michaels.

#NPFL27

[Siyonna Davids @siyonna_davids]

🚨EXCLUSIVE: ONE FAILURE WE DON’T TALK ABOUT ENOUGH: AUSTIN EGUAVOEN AS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.

Augustine Eguavoen @coacheguavoen has been the @thenff NFF Technical Director since 2020.
That is six years in one of the most important technical positions in Nigerian football.
And perhaps the biggest reality check is this:

Nigeria has failed to qualify for two consecutive World Cups.
If we are genuinely asking difficult questions about the state of Nigerian football, we cannot simply look at the coaches and players and ignore the person occupying the position responsible for providing technical direction and building the structures around them.

Six years is enough time to point to a clear technical legacy.

A national technical philosophy.
A functioning coaching development pathway.
A measurable player-development structure.
A sustainable scouting framework.
A clear technical blueprint for our national teams.

Something.

So, Eguavoen, what have you actually built?

Not what was announced.
Not what was promised.
What can Nigerians actually point to?
Because accountability cannot stop at the NFF President.

THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MUST ANSWER.

And the Technical Director should be one of the first people answering.
Six years is a long time to have nothing measurable to show.

[𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 @TheMahleek]

Only few people know that Messi has Joga Bonito skills but just doesn’t show them off in games 🐐🔥

[Muftau Adewale Unique 🇳🇬🇳🇬 @MuftauAdewale3]

BREAKIBG NEWS!

*WFS Ambassador Secures Landmark Title Sponsorship for NPFL*

_‘Sport is Nigeria’s New Oil Well’ - Prince Akhigbe_

World Football Summit Ambassador to Africa and CEO of F&A Sporting Management, H.E. Prince Fred Akhigbe, has leveraged his international network to secure a landmark title sponsorship for the Nigeria Premier Football League. The deal is set to be formally signed in the coming days.

Speaking to _WooSports News_ from Italy, Prince Akhigbe said the breakthrough was born out of a simple conviction to serve Nigerian football first.

“This massive investment by a foreign entity should serve as a wake-up call to renowned organizations like Dangote, BUA, and the oil and gas giants. Nigeria is blessed with enormous capital, but they are not investing in sport because they do not see transparency,” he said.

“The turning point came to me in a dream: stop asking what Nigerian sport can do for you, and ask what you can do for Nigerian sport.”

Following thorough research, the WFS leadership identified the profile of the current NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye. He was contacted through the WFS Ambassador to Africa, Prince Fred Akhigbe, who extended a WFS invitation to him to speak on a panel at the World Football Summit in Madrid, Spain.

“The moment he stepped on that stage, investors took notice,” Akhigbe explained. “They saw leadership, credibility, and someone they could trust. That’s what capital chases.”

Working with partners from that platform, Akhigbe helped facilitate the NPFL’s new title sponsorship, a move he describes as proof of concept for Nigerian football’s commercial potential.

“I’m very proud of this,” he added. “It shows what’s possible when we put the right people in the right rooms.”

The NPFL deal validates the value of global platforms like the World Football Summit. “WFS event tickets are not an expense, they are an investment,” he said. “That’s how I met the partners and the credibility that led to this. Access like this is what turns potential into deals.”

The Summit is marking a major milestone this year as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in Madrid on _September 15–16, 2026_.

The bigger picture goes beyond one deal. For decades, Nigeria’s economy has been defined by oil, a resource that enriched a few but left the wider sports ecosystem underfunded and dependent on government subventions. That model is no longer sustainable, and the private sector has been hesitant to step in without clear structures.

But the fundamentals have changed. Nigeria has a youthful population of over 220 million, a massive domestic market, and a global diaspora that consumes our football with passion. The appetite is there. The audience is there. The commercial value is there.

“Sport is the new oil well in Nigeria,” Akhigbe stated. “If we professionalize the structures, enforce transparency, and build investor confidence, we will unlock an industry that can create jobs, attract foreign capital, and sustain itself without waiting on government funding.

We have the population. We have the size. We have the market. What we need now is the will to harness it properly.”

[OgaNlaMedia 🇳🇬 @OgaNlaMedia]

OFFICIAL:

The organizers of the @ValueJetCup have announced Rivers United as one of the participating clubs in this year's tournament.

Rivers United finished second in the 2025/26 NPFL season and will compete in the CAF Champions League.

With the NPFL champions, Rangers' announcement yesterday, the off-season football tournament in Ikenne continued to stamp its image as the most lucrative.

[NTANetwork @NTANewsNow]

SPORT ANALYST CALLS FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO BOOST SPORTS DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

A sports analyst, Dr. Mike Enahoro, urges authorities to create an enabling environment that will encourage private sector investment in sports development in Nigeria.

Dr. Enahoro stated this while speaking on NTA’s flagship programme, "Good Morning Nigeria." He says meaningful progress in the sports sector can only be achieved when private investors are encouraged and supported.
Watch here!

[NTANetwork @NTANewsNow]

GOVERNMENT PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION – SEGUN ODEGBAMI

Former Speaker of the defunct NTA Sports Parliament, Segun Odegbami, says government should play its role in ensuring that competent and credible people emerge in the forth coming Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) elections.

Speaking on NTA’s flagship programme, “Good Morning Nigeria”, Odegbami harps on the need for wider consultation and meaningful dialogue before the conduct of the election.
Watch!

[NTANetwork @NTANewsNow]

NIGERIA MUST CHANGE ITS ORIENTATION TOWARDS SPORTS ADMINISTRATION

Former NTA sports correspondent and sports analyst, Abdulrahman Ibn Muhammed, says Nigeria must change its orientation towards sports administration to achieve meaningful progress in the sector.

Speaking on NTA’s flagship programme, “Good Morning Nigeria”, Abdulrahman notes that the sports sector cannot simply be handed over to private investors without proper orientation and a clear framework for participation.
Watch!

[Olaiya Azeez Lawal @OlaiyaAzeezLaw1]

BREAKING!

WFS Ambassador Secures Landmark Title Sponsorship for NPFL

‘Sport is Nigeria’s New Oil Well’ - Prince Akhigbe

World Football Summit Ambassador to Africa and CEO of F&A Sporting Management, H.E. Prince Fred Akhigbe, has leveraged his international network to secure a landmark title sponsorship for the Nigeria Premier Football League. The deal is set to be formally signed in the coming days.

Speaking to WooSports News from Italy, Prince Akhigbe said the breakthrough was born out of a simple conviction to serve Nigerian football first.

“This massive investment by a foreign entity should serve as a wake-up call to renowned organizations like Dangote, BUA, and the oil and gas giants. Nigeria is blessed with enormous capital, but they are not investing in sport because they do not see transparency,” he said.

“The turning point came to me in a dream: stop asking what Nigerian sport can do for you, and ask what you can do for Nigerian sport.”

Following thorough research, the WFS leadership identified the profile of the current NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye. He was contacted through the WFS Ambassador to Africa, Prince Fred Akhigbe, who extended a WFS invitation to him to speak on a panel at the World Football Summit in Madrid, Spain.

“The moment he stepped on that stage, investors took notice,” Akhigbe explained. “They saw leadership, credibility, and someone they could trust. That’s what capital chases.”

Working with partners from that platform, Akhigbe helped facilitate the NPFL’s new title sponsorship, a move he describes as proof of concept for Nigerian football’s commercial potential.

“I’m very proud of this,” he added. “It shows what’s possible when we put the right people in the right rooms.”

The NPFL deal validates the value of global platforms like the World Football Summit. “WFS event tickets are not an expense, they are an investment,” he said. “That’s how I met the partners and the credibility that led to this. Access like this is what turns potential into deals.”

The Summit is marking a major milestone this year as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in Madrid on September 15–16, 2026.

The bigger picture goes beyond one deal. For decades, Nigeria’s economy has been defined by oil, a resource that enriched a few but left the wider sports ecosystem underfunded and dependent on government subventions. That model is no longer sustainable, and the private sector has been hesitant to step in without clear structures.

But the fundamentals have changed. Nigeria has a youthful population of over 220 million, a massive domestic market, and a global diaspora that consumes our football with passion. The appetite is there. The audience is there. The commercial value is there.

“Sport is the new oil well in Nigeria,” Akhigbe stated. “If we professionalize the structures, enforce transparency, and build investor confidence, we will unlock an industry that can create jobs, attract foreign capital, and sustain itself without waiting on government funding.

We have the population. We have the size. We have the market. What we need now is the will to harness it properly.”