\n\u201cEvery country has experienced some level of development as far as football is concerned. Therefore, any country we play, we must face them as if we are playing Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Ghana, or South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Soccer What the NFF\u00a0must do<\/h2>\n The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has faced criticism over recent Super Eagles disappointments, including the failure to qualify for the\u00a0last two editions of the World Cup.<\/p>\n Coach Eric Chelle, Nigeria during the 2025 AFCON. Copyright: Imagoxshengolpixsx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHowever, Obuh believes the federation\u00a0have a very\u00a0important role to play in ensuring the team does not\u00a0struggle during\u00a0its qualification campaign through poor planning or selection.<\/p>\n
\n\n\u201cAlthough I have not seen the list of invited players, I know the NFF recognises the importance of this qualifier, and I am sure they will not joke with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Soccer Super Eagles selection should be on merit\u00a0<\/h2>\n The Super Eagles are in a period of transition, with many young players expected to be handed opportunities to impress by head coach Eric Chelle.<\/p>\n
John\u00a0Obuh believes this current squad have the potential to help Nigeria end its long wait for another AFCON title, but any other addition must be based on merit and their performance for their club side.<\/p>\n
\n\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t think that their age means they are going to retire at a specific time. There are many of their colleagues playing beyond that age, even in European countries, who are still part of their respective World Cup squads. The most important thing right now is for them to first focus on securing qualification. Let them concentrate on qualifying us before we start talking about representation at the next World Cup\u201d, the ex-Golden Eaglets coach added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nNigeria’s Super Eagles. Copyright: xshengolpixsxIMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\u201cIt is not going to be about my wish; it is about their performance, so my wish will make no difference. It is their performance that will keep them in the team. With the way they are progressing, they are the ones we look forward to seeing replace the older players.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n\n\u201cMy wish is for all of them to be part of it because they are young enough to serve us for a longer time. However, they have to perform very well to keep their places, because we need replacements as quickly as possible\u201d, Obuh concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Nigeria will begin their qualification in September, with the\u00a0campaign set to run\u00a0until March 2027, a few months before the tournament. Before then, the Super Eagles will take part in the Unity Cup later this month and also face Poland and Portugal in international friendlies next month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soccer Former Nigeria U-17 and U-20 head coach John Obuh has shared his thoughts on the Super Eagles\u2019\u00a0chances of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations,\u00a0Soccernet.ng\u00a0reports. The 2027 AFCON will\u00a0take place\u00a0in the summer of 2027 and will be the first edition\u00a0to be hosted\u00a0by three countries, with\u00a0Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania\u00a0set to jointly host the competition. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3577,149645,2005],"tags":[7956,149644],"class_list":{"0":"post-907307","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eagles","8":"category-ex-flying","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-eagles","11":"tag-ex-flying"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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