Uche Nwofor, who featured for Nigeria at the 2014 World Cup, has sharply criticised the Super Eagles B after their disappointing campaign at CHAN 2024. He labelled the team’s exit in the group stage “a disaster” and “an embarrassment of monumental proportion.” Nwofor stressed that Nigeria’s rich football heritage and the available talent made their failure zero wins, zero points, zero goalsnall the more humiliating.
He also questioned the team’s preparation, reminding that “back in our days, every tournament was given serious attention.” Despite acknowledging the NPFL’s talent pool and its players succeeding abroad, Nwofor felt that this outing starkly revealed deficiencies in readiness and planning.
Editorial
We share Nwofor’s sense of disappointment this outcome does not reflect Nigeria’s footballing identity. The Super Eagles B’s performance at CHAN 2024 was not just poor; it was a misrepresentation of what the nation’s domestic league stands for.
It is baffling that a squad drawn from one of Africa’s most respected domestic leagues could fail to score a single goal or pick up a single point. That the NPFL boasts so many talents who prove themselves in Europe—and yet this group collapsed is both mystifying and worrying.
Preparation appears to have been a key casualty. Nwofor’s lament that there was no serious attention given rings true. Players deserve better not just opportunities, but structures that support them to succeed internationally.
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We call for accountability. It’s time for those in charge to rebuild from coaching appointments and player preparation, down to administration. Nigeria needs to ensure that its home-based national team becomes something to be proud of, not ashamed of. This defeat demands not just reflection, but decisive action.
Did You Know?
- Uche Nwofor was part of Nigeria’s squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a high point of his international career.
- Nigeria previously claimed silver at CHAN 2018 and bronze in 2014, demonstrating stronger past performances in the home-based competition.
- This year’s CHAN exit marks the second consecutive tournament in which Super Eagles B have failed to reach the knockout stages, intensifying concern around the team’s trajectory.
- The Super Eagles B tournament squad competed across three host nations: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, reflecting the rotating host format of CHAN.
- Nigeria’s 4–0 defeat to Sudan, one of the group-stage matches, was particularly painful, drawing widespread criticism and being described as humiliating by fans and pundits alike.
