NFF to hire foreign technical consultant for Super Eagles after team’s woeful exit in 2026 World Cup qualifiers – TrendyNewsReporters

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed its intention to hire an expatriate technical advisor for the Super Eagles following the team’s painful exit in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The decision was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday 13 June . According to the release, the NFF executive committee met on Wednesday to deliberate on important issues. “The Executive Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation met on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in hybrid mode to deliberate on matters of importance in Nigerian football and resolved as follows: “The Executive Committee wholeheartedly apologized to Nigerians for the dismal production and resulting in very poor performances by the senior men’s national team, Super Eagles, in four out of 10 matches of the ongoing qualification series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals, and has pledged to work assiduously and put in place the necessary measures to ensure a better prepared squad ahead of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers in September this year and the resumption of the World Cup qualifiers in March 2025,” the NFF said. “In addition to point (1) above, the Executive Committee has decided to engage an expatriate technical advisor for the Super Eagles in the coming weeks, ahead of the AFCON qualifiers and remaining FIFA World Cup qualifying matches” . The NFF also “expressed disappointment at the poor attitude of some players towards national duty, and decided unanimously in favor of a more robust scouting program of outstanding Nigeria-eligible players from all four corners of the universe, who can add enormous value to the nation’s top team.” Super Eagles coach Finidi George has come under fire after his team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in the fourth quarter on Monday. day of the 2026 CAF World Cup qualifiers. Before the match, the team had drawn 1–1 against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The result of these matches means that Nigeria is now in fifth place in the six-team table, with six more games to play.