Flag football-Nigeria to miss Olympic qualifying world championships over visa issue
The teams will forfeit group-stage games after visas were not issued, and Nigeria still has a path to Los Angeles 2028 through next year’s qualifier.
- Nigeria's men's and women's flag football teams will miss the World Championships starting Thursday in Duesseldorf, Germany, the International Federation of American Football announced on Monday after the delegation failed to secure necessary visas.
- Following 10 days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the IFAF, National Sports Commission of Nigeria, and Nigerian Federation of American Football were informed that "visas would not be issued in time for the Championships."
- With Nigeria absent, opponents scheduled for the group stage will be awarded automatic victories, as tournament organizers confirmed they will not replace the Nigerian squads in the competition.
- Nigeria's teams recently won the inaugural IFAF African Flag Football Championships in Cairo last year, reflecting the federation's efforts to expand the sport across Africa ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
- Despite this setback, the Nigerian squads retain a path to the 2028 Los Angeles Games through next year's continental championship and the subsequent Olympic Q-Series qualification process.
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