Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Former Nigeria Football Association (NFA) chairman Kojo Williams has blamed the country's disappointing performances on the international stage for Nigerian footballers' absence from the 2026 CAF Men's and Women's Player of the Year nomination lists.

Mr Williams believes Nigeria has little justification to question the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the omission, arguing that the country's results over the past year have not been impressive enough to warrant representation among the continent's leading individual performers.

The Super Eagles failed to secure qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and finished third at the last Africa Cup of Nations, while the Super Falcons also endured a difficult pe...