The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent setbacks suffered by Nigeria’s national football teams, particularly the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The decision follows the Super Falcons’ disappointing campaign at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria was eliminated in the quarter-finals before suffering a 2-1 defeat to South Africa in the playoff for a place in the Inter-Confederation Playoffs.
The loss brought an end to Nigeria’s remarkable record of qualifying for every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup since the tournament began in 1991.
According to the NFF, the committee will examine the circumstances surrounding the recent setbacks and recommend measures to prevent similar occurrences in future international competitions.
Ambassador Fanny Amun, MON, will chair the committee, with former Nigerian internationals Ladan Bosso, Desire Oparanozie and Mutiu Adepoju serving as members alongside Dr Alex Mana.
Nasiru Jibril has been appointed secretary of the committee.
The NFF said the committee’s report would serve as a basis for measures to strengthen the performance of Nigeria’s national teams and improve the country’s chances of achieving better results in future international competitions.
