Former Super Eagles international and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi has said that winning next month’s AFCON will not fully compensate for the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Mikel insisted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board must quickly resign for failing in their primary responsibility.
While speaking on his The Obi One Podcast, Mikel said: “But does it [winning the AFCON] 100% make it up for it? I don’t think so, because we want to see ourselves in the World Cup. I said it, if we do not qualify for the World Cup, the NFF, the whole board has to go. They have to go, because you can’t keep repeating the same mistake every time and thinking something is going to change. It’s just going to be the same results. If you have the same people doing the same thing and failing all the time, and you give them one more time, no.”
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The former super eagles number 10 added that Nigerian fans have been denied the opportunity to watch world-class striker Victor Osimhen at the World Cup.
“It’s a shame that you can’t see a striker in his prime, absolutely on fire, it’s not going to be in the World Cup... As one of the best strikers in the world, he has to be in the World Cup. He has to be, because that’s where he belongs. Competing in the World Cup, in the biggest stage... And it’s a shame that we can’t see our best striker in Africa be in that biggest stage, competing, showcasing his talents, scoring goals for our country, for our nation, Africa, Nigeria.”
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