Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has called for a broad overhaul of Nigerian football and demanded the resignation of the Nigeria Football Federation board, according to a report by BusinessDay Nigeria.
The intervention focuses on the leadership of the country’s football administration, with Mikel urging sweeping changes rather than a narrow adjustment. His position amounts to a direct challenge to the current NFF board and links leadership change to a wider reform of Nigerian football.
The evidence available does not provide details of the specific problems Mikel wants addressed or the measures he believes should form part of the overhaul. It also does not state whether he proposed an interim leadership arrangement, a process for selecting a new board or a timetable for implementing reforms.
No response from the NFF board is included in the supplied report. It is therefore not yet known whether the federation accepts Mikel’s criticism, rejects his demand or intends to announce any changes.
Mikel’s status as a former national team captain gives his call prominence, but the immediate outcome remains unclear. Further information would be needed to establish the full basis of his position, the reforms he is advocating and whether his demand has support from other figures in Nigerian football.