Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola wants Nigeria to bid as host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Fashola who served as Governor of Lagos State from 2007-2015 is known to be a football aficionado.

National Stadium, Abuja


Now a minister Fashola stated that Nigeria has the capacity to host the World and that the country will deliver a tournament to remember if named as hosts.

Fashola also stated that Nigeria should join fellow African bidders Morocco to jointly co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament.

He said, “Morocco are bidding to host the 2026 World Cup, Nigeria should have jointly bid with Morocco because we can do it,”

Fashola stated that Nigeria hosting the world alone may be too much or the country to bear and that jointly hosted will ease off the pressure as it is now a 48 team tournament.

He said, “With the expanded format of the World Cup, it will now be too expensive for one country to host it.”

Nigeria has previously hosted FIFA tournaments before, the country hosted the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 1999 and FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009 while Fashola was in office as governor.

The minister stated that Nigeria can channel the experience of these past tournaments into hosting a successful world cup.

He said, “Like we did when we hosted the 2009 FIFA U17 World Cup when the gauntlet is thrown at us, we will rise to the occasion."

“The indomitable, undying spirit of the Nigerian will come to the fore when we have a deadline to meet. We will clean up our house to welcome visitors from around the world.”

The 2026 World Cup will have 16 more teams more than the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

USA, Mexico, and Canada have already submitted bids for the hosting rights for 2026 while Morocco wants to be the second African country to host a FIFA World Cup at senior level after South Africa hosted in 2010.

The minister’s call for Nigeria to host the World Cup comes after President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick stated to FIFA President Gianni Infantino that Nigeria is ready to host any FIFA tournament or event.

The successfully accepted bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be announced on Wednesday, June 13.

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IS THIS BOY SAYING THE RIGHT THING?
WHEN WE FINALLY HOST THE WORLD CUP
PLAYERS LIKE MESSI, RONALDO, NEYMAR, SUAREZ, BALE, LUKAKU, RASHFORD, HAZARD, MODRIC, SALAH, COUTINHO, DEMBELE, KANTE ETC
WILL NOW BE KIDNAPPED









SO, WHO ELSE YOU WANT MAKE WE DEY WATCH FOR FOOTBALL?
OBAFEMI MARTINS, BAKAYOKO, ASHLEY YOUNG ABI?

World Cup or world cut, if it is World Cup please no comment sir no be every thing person they put mouth

daviefm:
IS THIS BOY SAYING THE RIGHT THING?
WHEN WE FINALLY HOST THE WORLD CUP
PLAYERS LIKE MESSI, RONALDO, NEYMAR, SUAREZ, BALE, LUKAKU, RASHFORD, HAZARD, MODRIC, SALAH, COUTINHO, DEMBELE, KANTE ETC
WILL NOW BE KIDNAPPED


SO, WHO ELSE YOU WANT MAKE WE DEY WATCH FOR FOOTBALL?
OBAFEMI MARTINS, BAKAYOKO, ASHLEY YOUNG ABI?

Over 50,000 people are shot in America every year, yet they hosted the World Cup in 1994, and Americans did not say prior to the tournament, ''Oh, when this and that footballer comes to America they will be shot!"'

Lesson: Get rid of your negative mindset. It's not only Nigeria that has problems.

Rosskii:


You are worse than DUMB. Over 50,000 people are shot in America every year, yet they hosted the World Cup in 1994, and Americans did not say prior to the tournament, ''Oh, when this and that footballer comes to America they will be shot!"'

THIS ONE NA IDIOT. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 1994 WHEN WE ARE IN 2018.
WHAT'S MY OWN WITH AMERICA?



SHITHOLE COUNTRY

F

Ok

daviefm:


THIS ONE NA IDIOT. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 1994 WHEN WE ARE IN 2018.
WHAT'S MY OWN WITH AMERICA?



SHITHOLE COUNTRY

For a 'shithole country' you seem to spend a large amount of time on its website.

Perhaps you love the shiit more than you care to admit?

I guess hazard and his teammates will have to bring Generator from Belgium. Sir let's fix light that's one of our greatest problems

Lekan111:
I guess hazard and his teammates will have to bring Generator from Belgium.
Sir let's fix light that's one of our greatest problems

When we hosted FIFA junior World Cup tournaments at a time you were still sucking your mother's breasts in 1999 etc, did the players, who included the likes of Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and others, bring generator to Nigeria?

You think hosting world cup is akin to eating beans shey? Iranu.

Rosskii:


When we hosted FIFA junior World Cup tournaments at a time you were still sucking your mother's breasts in 1999 etc, did the players, who included the likes of Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and others, bring generator to Nigeria?

That's even too far away. As close back as 2009 we successfully hosted the U-17 FIFA world cup. Some people choose to never see the good this country us capable of and that's OK. But I know Nigerians can and will rise up to the occasion when its necessary, we just need to do that in electing good leaders now.

Rosskii:


When we hosted FIFA junior World Cup tournaments at a time you were still sucking your mother's breasts in 1999 etc, did the players, who included the likes of Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and others, bring generator to Nigeria?

smile at sucking breast, I guess you are the oldest on Nairaland?
my point is hosting should not be what we will be discussing now.
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please let's be realistic this is not politics

AnonyNymous:

That's even too far away. As close back as 2009 we successfully hosted the U-17 FIFA world cup. Some people choose to never see the good this country us capable of and that's OK. But I know Nigerians can and will rise up to the occasion when its necessary, we just need to do that in electing good leaders now.

Good leaders is what we need, we have the resources.

Lekan111:
smile at sucking breast, I guess you are the oldest on Nairaland?
my point is hosting should not be what we will be discussing now.
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please let's be realistic this is not politics

You do not need to have perfect infrastructure nationwide before you can host the World Cup. Uruguay and Brazil hosted the World Cup as far back as the 1930s and 1950s when they were far less developed than Nigeria is today. And hosting the World Cup will spur infrastructural improvements and tourism, so it helps the economy.

so that fulani herdsmen will kill them shey

BabatCargo:
A good thing, but do we have the capacity or ability to host the best football tournament. Nigeria will have to borrow more than 100billion to build stadiums, security, without those FIFA won't even consider the proposal...


Importing from China has never been this easy, ship now for as low as $4.5/kg

As Africa's largest economy and biggest oil and gas producer, the money to build stadia and other facilities for the World Cup is no problem for Nigeria. And if we could host the FIFA Under 20 World Cup successfully as far back as 1999, when we had serious administrative problems with the then NFA, is it now that we are far more professional in our approach to the game, with the NFF, that we we cannot host the World Cup by 2026? Personally I think we are more than capable of hosting it.

No be only world cup, na world plate.... Nigeria isn't ready.. until it is free from tribalism....

Dk

Nigeria thinks everybody loves darkness and will be willing to play football in the dark. The fact that Nigeria cannot even provide uninterrupted power supply for her citizens is enough reason to not consider Nigeria as a FIFA host. Fashola should keep dreaming. It is allowed.

Rosskii:


You do not need to have perfect infrastructure nationwide before you can host the World Cup. Uruguay and Brazil hosted the World Cup as far back as the 1930s and 1950s when they were far less developed than Nigeria is today. And hosting the World Cup will spur infrastructural improvements and tourism, so it helps the economy.

you are riight