Five football competitions Nigeria will miss in 2027 after qualification failures

Nigeria will miss five major international football competitions in 2027 after qualification failures by the Super Falcons, Flying Eagles and Golden Eaglets. The Super Falcons failed to qualify for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil, while the Flying Eagles missed the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 4-1 to Burkina Faso in the WAFU-B final. The Golden Eaglets were eliminated from the WAFU-B U-17 Championship after drawing 1-1 with Côte d’Ivoire, ruling them out of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the U-17 World Cup in Qatar. The U-20 and U-17 teams’ continental qualification failures also keep them out of the corresponding global tournaments.