After missing the Qatar World Cup, the Nigerian Football Association made a heavy decision, and the entire coaching staff of the national team was dismissed.
In the midweek World Cup play-offs, Nigeria drew 1-1 at home to Ghana, with a two-legged aggregate score of 1-1, due to the away goal disadvantage and missed the qualifying, which was the first time in 16 years that the African Eagles missed the World Cup finals.
After the game, a large number of Nigerian fans lost control of their emotions, overturned the stands and rushed into the stadium to destroy facilities, and even chased players in the passageway, causing a large-scale riot, and the Nigerian police had to use tear gas to disperse the fans.
Less than 48 hours after missing the World Cup, the Nigerian Football Association officially announced that all members of the coaching staff would be fired, conducting a deep reflection on the World Cup exit, and would rebuild the team to regain its strength later.
The official announcement reads: After Nigeria missed the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the team's coach Augustine Eguavoen stepped down immediately.
At the same time, the Nigerian Football Federation withdrew the two-and-a-half-year contract given to the coaching staff and immediately terminated the work of the entire team. After a proper review we will announce new staff to guide the team to meet future challenges with a new look.
Along with coach Augustine Eguawen, assistant coaches Emmanuel Amuneke and Joseph Yobo have all contributed to Nigeria's career as coaches, but now the team has missed the World Cup and they have lost their jobs.
Nigerian fans have high expectations for the team, with the African Eagles reaching the World Cup finals six times and reaching the knockout rounds three times.
Nigeria is ranked 30th in the world in the latest world ranking, with a total value of 315 million euros, such as the striker Osmayne (60 million euros) who plays for Napoli, the Leicester City back Ndidi (60 million euros), the Blue Fox forward Ikhnajo (20 million euros) and so on, all of which are players with considerable strength playing in the five major leagues in Europe.
Just because of the away goal disadvantage, missing the World Cup for the first time since 2006, you can imagine how big a blow it will be to Nigeria.
Nigerian internationals have apologised to fans, while Nigerian lawmaker Kalul blasted the Nigerian Football Association on social media: "It is time for a complete overhaul of the entire management of the Nigerian Football Association, and we have given too much patience to their incompetence over the past five years. Not only in Africa, but around the world, the reality is that football is the same as medicine and engineering, and you can't cut corners or you'll produce quacks and incompetents. ”
The words of the Nigerian parliamentarian pointed to a football association in a far eastern country that was fully applicable. But will they leave class? Have they ever been held accountable?