*NFF Allegedly Sunk Money Into Issues Surrounding Petition -Sources
It is all over for Nigeria’s flickering hopes of participating in this year’s World Cup.
This is because FIFA has ended the Super Eagles’ dreams of playing at the mundial, after confirming the final line-up for this month’s inter-confederation play-off tournament.
The world football governing body has picked DR Congo as Africa’s representative.
This was contained in an accreditation notice circulated to the media today.
In the notice, FIFA provided details of the tournament format and listed the six countries that would be involved.
DR Congo’s inclusion leaves no room for Nigeria, whose football federation had challenged the result of their defeat in the CAF play-offs in November 2025.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) lodged a formal protest, alleging that DR Congo fielded ineligible players during the decisive tie, which ended 1-1 and went to penalties, where Nigeria lost.
Sources alleged that the NFF spent huge sums of money on matters pertaining to its petition, as it has now turned out, fruitlessly.
*PHOTO CAPTION: Action during the Nigeria-Congo DR match.
