2026 World Cup Ticket, AFCON Title Are NFF Targets - Gusau

2026 World Cup Ticket, AFCON Title Are NFF Targets - Gusau

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President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusua has revealed that his main target right now is for Super Eagles to pick the 2026 World Cup that will be jointly hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico as well as to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire, which will be played from January 13th to February 11th, 2024.

It’s exactly 10 years ago that Nigeria lifted the AFCON title in South Africa, President Gusua who is celebrating his 365 days in office said that is why the board is going the extra mile for the national teams to be in good shape before any competition.

Gusua while highlighting the activities of the NFF and the teams in one year of his Board in office, and also articulating expectations for the next year said that his board will work assiduously and diligently with the secretariat and the Federal Ministry of Sports Development to see the Super Eagles off to a great start in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series and to win the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire early next year.

“We also want to see the Super Falcons reclaim their African title and return to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

Our expectations include making good progress in our plan for hostel accommodation and some playing pitches for the National Teams, through the FIFA Forward 3.0 program, and also see that the U17 and U20 Women’s National Teams achieve their best-ever outings at their different World Cups next year.”

The NFF boss said his team will also not allow any FIFA window for friendly matches to go unutilized.

“As you can see, we have arranged two matches for the Super Eagles in this month’s window, against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. Mozambique is in southern Africa where three of our opponents in the World Cup qualifiers, namely Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and South Africa are. 

Also, playing Mozambique is a good opportunity for the team to have a sneak preview of what to expect against these three teams.”

-TheGleamer