{"id":9085,"date":"2026-02-16T17:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/weve-put-it-behind-us-dikko-offers-gloomy-response-to-fifa-verdict-on-nigerias-petition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:46:57","slug":"weve-put-it-behind-us-dikko-offers-gloomy-response-to-fifa-verdict-on-nigerias-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/weve-put-it-behind-us-dikko-offers-gloomy-response-to-fifa-verdict-on-nigerias-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019ve Put it Behind Us\u201d, Dikko Offers Gloomy Response to FIFA Verdict on Nigeria\u2019s Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"brila-3435473833\" class=\"brila-before-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"brila-2582285061\" class=\"brila-first-paragraph\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s 2026 World Cup fate hangs in the balance with verdict of the NFF\u2019s petition against DR Congo expected to be announced by FIFA this week.<span id=\"more-135017\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the entire nation holds it breath, figures behind Nigeria\u2019s petition appear to be less enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"brila-816722741\" class=\"brila-paragraph-2\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The National Sports Commission (NSC) chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko has admitted that the body will move on if the petition fails.<\/p>\n<div id=\"brila-3658282404\" class=\"brila-paragraph-3\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking on the process, Dikko explained it is collaborating with the NFF, and insists Nigeria presented a valid case.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128975\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128975\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Ibrahim Gusau, Austine Eguavoen, Super Eagles, Nigeria vs Morocco, AFCON 2025\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1.jpg?ssl=1 612w, https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gettyimages-2218113774-612x612-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, Eric Chelle and Shehu Dikko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"brila-1237023397\" class=\"brila-after-image\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018The Commission and the NFF are working hand in hand on that, everything the NFF is doing it\u2019s in collaborating with the NSC, as our agency,\u2019 the NSC boss said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have done what we have to do, it\u2019s not that we are sore losers, it\u2019s all about the rules. If the rules are breached then we have to present it to the relevant bodies that will examine it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"brila-1916556997\" class=\"brila-paragraph-4\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"brila-1916394720\" class=\"brila-paragraph-6\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018At the end of the day we wait for the decision.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have already put the world cup behind us, but if at the end of the day our petition is found to be correct which I believe it should be, then we have another lifeline and we can take it on from there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So let us wait and let the relevant bodies deal with it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles lost on penalties in the Continental World Cup playoff final to DR Congo, but the NFF has claimed that the Leopards fielded ineligible players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/stanley-nwabali-weighs-offers-amid-uncertainty-over-playing-future\/#google_vignette\">Stanley Nwabali Weighs Offers Amid Uncertainty Over Playing Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As many as six players are argued to hold dual citizenship, which violates the Country\u2019s own laws, and thus they shouldn\u2019t have been cleared by FIFA in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA will announce its verdict this February ahead of the Intercontinental World Cup playoff which holds next month.<\/p>\n<div id=\"brila-3315106364\" class=\"brila-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4257506084615229\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4257506084615229\" data-ad-slot=\"\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/weve-put-it-behind-us-dikko-offers-gloomy-response-to-fifa-verdict-on-nigerias-petition\/\">\u201cWe\u2019ve Put it Behind Us\u201d, Dikko Offers Gloomy Response to FIFA Verdict on Nigeria\u2019s Petition<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/\">Latest Sports News In Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s 2026 World Cup fate hangs in the balance with verdict of the NFF\u2019s petition against DR Congo expected to &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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