The Super Eagles are expected to shrug off their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign and welcome a new challenge as they confront the rest of Africa at the biennial continental football fiesta, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria will begin their quest for a fourth continental title with a tie against Tanzania on December 23. Most Nigerians remain inconsolable after the Super Eagles failed to win a ticket to the FIFA 2026 World Cup, even when the country was offered a second chance through the playoffs. The aggrieved Nigerians feel so bad that, whatever the Super Eagles may achieve in Morocco cannot assuage them for the countrys World Cup failure.
The Commissioner for Sports in Rivers state, Barrister Chris Green, a one-time executive member of the Nigerian Football Federation was indifferent when Sports Vanguard contacted him. "Who cares about the Nations Cup?" he asked, dismissing the import of winning a fourth title as a country. "We have won AFCON three times, so there is nothing new about winning the AFCON."
