Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has described as “shameless” Nigeria’s preparations leading up to the 2025 AFCON, which kicks off Sunday night in Morocco.
“I’m not impressed at all with the preparation. After everything that happened with the World Cup qualifiers, you would expect things to be better,” said Mikel, who has demanded for the resignation of the NFF board after failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
“How do you owe a coach money at this stage? It’s shameless! This is not how serious football nations operate.
“When issues like this are in the public space, it affects everyone – the coach, the players and even the fans.”
Mikel added: This was supposed to be the time to save face and show that lessons were learned. Instead, it’s the same story again.
“You can’t go into the AFCON with unresolved problems. Everything must be sorted now.
“Nigeria deserves better. Our football deserves better.”
Administrative issues have often affected the country’s team leading to disgraceful pay strikes overseas.
