Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has urged that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) be dissolved if the national team fails to secure qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s hopes now hang by a thread after playing out a draw against South Africa in the Group C qualifiers, a result that leaves the Super Eagles in third place—six points adrift of the Bafana Bafana—with only two matches remaining. Mikel blamed the team’s struggles on the NFF, stressing that the federation’s poor management has been at the heart of Nigeria’s qualification woes. “If Nigeria doesn’t qualify for the World Cup, the entire NFF board has to go… it’s unacceptable,” the former Chelsea star said on the Obi One Podcast. “We didn’t qualify for Qatar — the last World Cup — and now it looks like again we are not going to make it. Honestly, I have nothing to say about it,” the ex-midfielder said. “It is just horrible. Do you blame the players? No, I don’t blame the players. Yes, the players have to take responsibility for the situation but are you gonna blame the players alone? No. “Again, we talk about it so many times, and that’s why you have people disrespect the African continent and football. Mikel believes the people who run football in Nigeria should be held “accountable” for the country’s woeful outing in the qualifiers. “Yes, the players have to take responsibility but the biggest challenge is from the top,” the ex-Lyn Oslo star said. The Super Eagles are on 11 points after eight matches, six behind leaders South Africa. While there are two matches to end the qualification race for Africa, Nigeria are at huge risk of not making it as one of the four second-best teams for a playoff. The qualification races returns next month with Nigeria going away to Lesotho before welcoming neighbours the Benin Republic. If they win the two games in other matches go their way, the three-time African champions may sneak in as one of the best-four teams for a play-off competition.