AFCON 2025
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has unanimously decided to cancel the proposed international friendly matches against Venezuela and Colombia, which were scheduled to be played in the USA in November.
A decent source at the Sunday Dankaro House revealed that the country’s soccer-governing body, during one of its closed-door meetings, called off the two friendlies after the Super Eagles qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs in Morocco next month.
The decision, according to the NFF, is to allow the players to focus entirely on the playoffs, taking into account that the two friendlies clashed directly with the crucial playoff date. Furthermore, a clause in the contract for these friendlies explicitly stipulated that the matches would be cancelled should the Super Eagles qualify for the World Cup Playoffs.
“The friendlies have been called off because the date clashed with World Cup playoffs slated for Morocco in November,” began a top NFF official who pleaded anonymity.
“Besides, the clause in the friendlies allows cancellation should Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 World Cup,” he told The Guardian.
