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NFF Asks Super Falcons Handlers To Step Down Immediately

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The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has asked members of the technical crew of the @NGSuper_Falcons to step down with immediate effect.

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Meanwhile there are unconfirmed reports that the National Sports Commission has intervened, cancelled the upcoming NFF elections and is set to appoint a normalisation committee. Some people say that CAF and FIFA are supporting the idea in exchange for Nigeria's support for Gianni Infantino.

NSC cancels NFF election, set to name ‘normalisation committee’

By : Gowon Akpodonor
Date: 17 August 2026

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has cancelled the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) electoral congress, which was scheduled to hold on September 27 in Lafia, Nasarawa State, to pave the way for a thorough reorganisation of the federation.

This move has severely jolted the Ibrahim Gusau-led executive committee, which was bidding for a second term in office, having taken the mantle four years ago.

In the interim, the NSC is set to name a “normalisation committee” to run the nation’s football affairs for three months.

The NSC arrived at this step last Thursday when the Super Falcons were eliminated from the African playoff for the 2027 World Cup by the Banyana Banyana of South Africa, in Morocco.

The Super Falcons have appeared at every edition of the FIFA World Cup since the tournament began in China in 1991.

The NSC was said to have got the permission of the World Football governing body (FIFA) after it assured the embattled President Gianni Infantino of Nigeria’s support in his re-election bid.

The NSC is said to have also reached out to the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe.

With Gusau off the line, the NSC’s initial move to allegedly bring in the former President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, was said to have hit the rocks following his rejection by some top officials in the Presidency.

The Guardian, however, learnt yesterday that the Presidency has given the NSC the approval to announce the normalisation committee within 48 hours. It was not clear, yesterday, who the NSC finally picked to head the committee.

“Some other names came up after some top officials in the Presidency turned down NSC’s suggestion of making Amaju Pinnick the head of the Normalisation Committee,” a source told The Guardian yesterday. “For now, I don’t really know who will head the Committee, but one thing I know is that Amaju is no longer in the picture.

After Pinnick was rejected, “Some top officials in the Presidency also complained about NSC’s earlier decision to retain Dr Mohammed Sanusi as the secretary in the committee. The key person in the Presidency travelled out, and he is expected back in Abuja on Monday or Tuesday after which the composition of the committee would be made public, at the latest, on Tuesday.”

The normalisation committee, which will be in charge of the nation’s football for three months, is expected to prepare the ground for a new NFF election, including taking care of the grey areas many stakeholders had complained about.

When The Guardian contacted a top official of the NSC yesterday, he declined comment, saying that it was a sensitive matter. “We are working, and Nigerians will hear from us very soon,” he said.

The Gusau-led administration alone has recorded seven clear failures since taking office, with the most painful being Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The failure came despite Nigeria having a large pool of established players and an expanded African allocation for the 2026 World Cup.

The situation has raised fresh questions about the effectiveness of the country’s football development structure and the management of resources available to the NFF.

Nigeria has received substantial financial support from different sources over the years, including the Federal Government, which has provided funding and interventions for national teams and football programmes, while FIFA’s Forward Programme has also channelled development resources into the country.

https://guardian.ng/sport/nsc-cancels-nff-election-set-to-name-normalisation-committee/

Some people are campaigning for Michael Emenalo to become the new head of the NFF.

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When will Nigerians make Tinubu step down for failing to do what he promised before he hit the ground running, after fighting for and grabbing power

Emenalo should be the new man to take our football into prosperity

It begins with them

The board shouldn't seek second term...they failed woefully

anonimi:
When will Nigerians make Tinubu step down for failing to do what he promised before he hit the ground running, after fighting for and grabbing power

This should be the real deal. NFF is bad today cause the head is bad

Tinubu the failure is a barrier hindering Nigeria's greatness.

Get fresh head into that house, sack the current guys, they know nothing about administration and management!

Previous thread:

NFF Sets Up Committee To Investigate Super Falcons’ World Cup Failure
https://www.nairaland.com/8728914/nff-sets-up-committee-investigate

It is the NFF that should step down immediately not the current handlers.

Up till today nobody is talking about or investigating Ashleigh Plumptre's accusation for not featuring for Super Falcons. Everyone has moved on!

Nigeria is a complete joke

Donbabaj:
It is the NFF that should step down immediately not the current handlers.

Up till today nobody is talking about or investigating Ashleigh Plumptre's accusation for not featuring for Super Falcons. Everyone has moved on!

Nigeria is a complete joke

The Ashleigh Plumptre accusation was fake. That's not her Facebook account. She has complained many times about people that set up fake Facebook accounts in her name in order to get money from Facebook.

Ashleigh was injured and she did not recover in time, that's why she was not at the Nations Cup.


There are people that have created fake Facebook accounts of Super Falcons players in order to make money. They post fake and controversial things that would get views in order to make money from Facebook.

I can't understand why some journalists do not verify whether these accounts are genuine, but they publish these false stories and the players often have to publicly denounce the accounts.

It has happened to Oshoala, Alozie and Plumptre.

Ashleigh Plumptre has previously stated that she is not on Facebook and that the account is fake.

The reason why Ashleigh is not going to WAFCON is because she is injured. She was hoping that she would recover on time, but it didn't happen. That's why she wrote that the mind is willing but the body says no.

Ashleigh Plumptre @ashplumptre is not on Facebook.

Fake accounts are using her name to promise people money and scam innocent fans. Please stay alert and help report them. pic.twitter.com/xMjvlpaOGa

— Dr. Victor Ademola (@AdemolaVictorTv) June 23, 2026

Madugu, I really pity you. Those wicked guys no go pay you shingbai especially because of the performance. If you doubt me, go and ask:

Amadu Shuaibu
Stephen Keshi
Joe Erico

Amongst others.

naptu2:
NFF Asks Super Falcons Handlers To Step Down Immediately

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When will they ask those who are mismanaging the economy to step down?

When will they ask the failing state governors to step down?

anonimi:
When will Nigerians make Tinubu step down for failing to do what he promised before he hit the ground running, after fighting for and grabbing power

Tinubu will step down the day your Lord and Saviour knows the difference between snake Venom and Anti-venom.

naptu2:
NFF Asks Super Falcons Handlers To Step Down Immediately

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Do they have to be told before they all resign?

naptu2:
Some people are campaigning for Michael Emenalo to become the new head of the NFF.

Albahaca @abuotor



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Michael did very well at Chelsea and is one of the most successful administrators in recent years globally.
But would he want the job that's the question

They should be jailed for three weeks

The leadership of NFF under the current Chairman is the worse thing to happen to Nigeria. It's just a reflection of everything that is wrong with Nigeria at the moment.

U17 Boys - No World Cup
U20 Boys - No World Cup
Senior Men - No World Cup
Senior Women - No World Cup

FG needs to interfere and scatter the NFF. The implications will be FIFA ban but with no participation in major events, it feels like we have been banned already.

anonimi:
When will Nigerians make Tinubu step down for failing to do what he promised before he hit the ground running, after fighting for and grabbing power

What did Tinubu promise that he has not fulfilled?

Very unserious set of people

The NFF board needs to step down as well.

naptu2:
Some people are campaigning for Michael Emenalo to become the new head of the NFF.

Albahaca @abuotor



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Wow! Mike Emenalo, the former Chelsea and PSG director (or something). This is a step in the right direction!

They don't want to sack them. They asked them nicely to do the needful and resign

ARISHEM:
They don't want to sack them. They asked them nicely to do the needful

When be say na corruption dem take put am there..

Donbabaj:
It is the NFF that should step down immediately not the current handlers.

Up till today nobody is talking about or investigating Ashleigh Plumptre's accusation for not featuring for Super Falcons. Everyone has moved on!

Nigeria is a complete joke

God bless you for the @Ashleigh comment. That lady plays with her heart and soul for the falcons and I firmly believe that if she was in this team. They would have gone beyond where they were eliminated ( no matter how abysmal they would would have played). Her absence needs to be investigated. Won't be surprised if there is some truth to the rumors of her absence. Please, these ladies are the ones we look up to for joy in football, they should not spoil it for us abeg.

It's a valid ask, but even those incompetent folks at the helm of the NFF need to step down too

That's is the moral thing to do without being told to do so.

He should step down he is one of the worst Super Falcon handler in recent time.

I don't really understand what is wrong with our local coach the moment people started praising they lose focus and start doing nonsense.

Oga pls step down and go home.

The nff are supposed to sack themselves first.

Emenalo won’t even be interested in that crap job.