NFF describes report of Osimhen’s ban as fake news

Nigeria Football Federation has described as fake news reports in some online publications on Wednesday that the football house has slammed a ban on Super Eagles’ forward Victor Osimhen from the team, for his social media outburst few days ago.

 NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi expressed amazement at the reports, saying the Federation has neither initiated a process nor has a process been concluded to ban the player from the national 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 escalating 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. 

“Our focus presently is to resolve all matters around the Super Eagles 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 fill the public space with fake news”, he cautioned.