NFF break silence on Osimhen’s ban from Super Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has categorically refuted claims in several online publications on Wednesday that it suspended Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen from the national squad following his social media outburst a few days ago.

Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, NFF General Secretary, expressed surprise at the reports, stating that the Federation had neither instructed nor finalised a process to ban the player from the team.

“The NFF hereby implores the media to join hands with the body to positively resolve issues and then focus on the big picture all the time, rather than needlessly escalate certain matters. There was no official communication from the NFF, yet some persons have gone to town to talk about a ban on Osimhen from the National Team. This is not good at all.

The Nigeria’s football-governing body said it is currently occupied with how to resolve all matters around the senior national team and “be able to look ahead with confidence to the 2025 AFCON qualifiers and the remaining six matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification series.”

“This is not the time to spread falsehood and foul the public space the more.”