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Nigeria’s football reset has moved beyond the resignations of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau and other senior officials. An elective congress has been suspended, interim administration installed and FIFA, CAF, the NSC and NFF administration are discussing a comprehensive reform roadmap. The harder question is no longer who replaces the old leadership — but what system replaces it.
FIFA has accepted the resignations of senior NFF officials as Nigeria enters a sweeping football reform process involving the federation, government, CAF and world football’s governing body.
Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has introduced Seyi Tinubu into Nigeria’s football leadership conversation, arguing that the game needs younger figures capable of driving change.
Nigerian football is enduring one of its darkest periods, and Sylvanus Ofekun believes responsibility must reach the very top. In this hard-hitting commentary, he challenges the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation over national-team failures, player welfare, accountability and what he describes as a dangerous normalisation of failure.
Multiple reports say the NFF has dismissed Justine Madugu and the Super Falcons technical crew after Nigeria’s historic failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, although CranseSports located no corresponding dismissal statement on the federation’s official website during its review.
Nigeria’s football election enters a decisive phase as nomination submissions reach their deadline, while calls for reform and resistance to suspending the process sharpen the battle over who reaches the ballot.