Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 23 Sept 2026
Odegbami: Nigerian football at its worst ever
An Afcon-winning legend says Nigerian football has never been this bad, and he's pointing at the people running it.
Who
Segun Odegbami
Role
Former Nigeria international
Honour
Afcon 1980 winner
Age
74
What happened. Former Afcon winner Segun Odegbami says Nigerian football is enduring the "worst time" in its history after both the Super Eagles and Super Falcons missed out on their Fifa World Cups. He also pointed to poor age-group results, weak African club competition showings and a local league that isn't bringing in money.
- Nigeria's men missed both the 2022 and 2026 World Cups
- The Super Falcons failed to win the 2025 Women's Afcon
- NFF president Ibrahim Gusau and other officials resigned last month
“It has never been this bad in our entire history that we didn't qualify for the World Cup.”
— Segun Odegbami
Nigeria begin their 2027 Afcon qualifying campaign as Odegbami calls for a restructure of the country's football administration.
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