Nwofor Brands Super Eagles B Performance at CHAN 2024 a ‘National Disaster’

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.



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.





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