2026 World Cup: NFF clarifies reports of FIFA verdict on Nigeria, DR Congo dispute

2026 World Cup: NFF clarifies reports of FIFA verdict on Nigeria, DR Congo dispute

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has dismissed rumours regarding a decision from FIFA concerning Nigeria’s protest against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over allegations of fielding ineligible players. The controversy arose after Nigeria’s Super Eagles were eliminated by DR Congo in a penalty shootout during the World Cup play-offs for the African zone last November, ending their chances of qualifying for the intercontinental play-…

NFF reacts to FIFA ‘verdict’ on Nigeria-DR Congo eligibility dispute

Nigeria’s petition focused on DR Congo’s domestic law, which largely prohibits dual citizenship for adults

2026 World Cup: FIFA to give verdict on Super Eagles’ petition against DR Congo today

FIFA will give its decision today, Monday, on a petition from Nigeria against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The decision will determine if the Nigerian national football team can still qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The petition was filed in December by the Nigeria Football Federation. The NFF says at least six DR Congo players who featured in the African play-off final last November were not eligible because they recently changed their…

Nigeria Waits in Vain as Uncertainty Clouds NFF Protest Against DR Congo - Thepodiummedia

In echoes of Waiting for Godot, the absurdist classic by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, Nigerians spent Monday in anxious anticipation of a verdict that never came. As of 6 pm in Nigeria, which is the same as the winter time in Switzerland, the home office of FIFA has no information. Official hours have already ended. Across social media platforms, radio stations and football circles, February 16 had been widely assumed to be “judgment day” in…

2026 World Cup: Man speaks out ahead of FIFA decision, insists DR Congo must be disqualified

A man spoke his mind ahead of FIFA’s decision on the petition filed by Nigeria against DR Congo over the alleged use of ineligible players during the playoffs.

FIFA urged to step in after CAF’s lenient sanctions on Senegal – The North Africa Post

FIFA is increasingly being drawn into a widening governance crisis in African football after revelations from the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) chief of referees suggested that officials were instructed to overlook mandatory sanctions during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The controversy, coupled with CAF’s notably lenient response toward Senegal, has triggered a […]