Pinnick blames new FIFA format for Super Eagles' 2026 World Cup failure

Pinnick blames new FIFA format for Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup failure

Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick has claimed the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was due to the revised qualification format introduced by FIFA. Speaking at the Big Sport Dialogue event in Lagos, Pinnick argued that Nigeria would have

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