The federation confirmed the appointment on Monday, with the 73-year-old set to take charge immediately as preparations begin.
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During the tournament, the match officials will train on a daily basis, with the sessions to feature the participation of local players
Host nation Mexico will open the tournament against South Africa at the Mexico City Stadium, marking the start of the expanded 48-team competition.
The victory ends a 40-year wait for Iraq, whose last appearance at the tournament was in 1986.
Nigeria lost the decisive 2026 World Cup African play-off match 4-3 on penalties in Rabat, Morocco, after a 1-1 draw
The Eagle Online learnt that FIFA had written to the NFF a long time ago over the decision of its Disciplinary Committee
The country’s Minister of Sport, Ahmad Donjamali, confirmed the decision in a televised statement, citing recent political tensions involving the United States.
According to a report by soccernet.ng, Dikko said the country has not given up hope of returning to the qualification race
The decisions were taken at IFAB’s 140th Annual General Meeting in Hensol, Wales, chaired by Mike Jones, President of the Football Association of Wales.
In a post on its official X handle, the world football governing body highlighted the scale of the expanded tournament.
The AFCON 2025 playmaker admitted the national team is effectively in a state of “waiting” as Nigeria holds out for a potential lifeline to the global showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The total World Cup prize fund of $655 million (558.5 million euros) represents an increase of almost 50 percent from the $440 million distributed to teams taking part in the last tournament in Qatar in 2022.
This followed the draw in Washington DC, United States of America, with the nine African countries facing some of the big names.
Nigeria sailed through to the final after beating Gabon 4-1 in extra-time on Thursday at Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco.
FIFA made the confirmation on its website in an article in which it answered several posers, including how the teams made it to the play-off.
The Eagle Online recalls that the Super Eagles defeated the Cheetahs in the last Group C match played in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Tuesday.
While acknowledging the positives from the tournament, he said Nigeria must significantly improve to secure a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.
The forward, in a no holds barred live feed on Facebook, declared on Saturday that he had lost respect for George
Ironically, it was the first match in the qualifying series in which the Super Eagles would be the first to score
The match, to kick off at 8pm Nigeria time, will be played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State