With 51 days to the 2026 World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) World Cup, Nigeria’s Amputee Football National Team, the Special Eagles, have commenced the final phase of their preparations for the tournament in Mexico.
The players and technical crew are already in camp as training resumed Thurs
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day as the team stepped up their preparations for the competition which will hold from November 13 to 22 in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico.
For Nigeria, the tournament will mark the team’s second appearance at the WAFF World Cup after representing the country at the 2018 edition, also held in Mexico.
The return to Mexico gives the Special Eagles an opportunity to build on their previous World Cup experience and the progress made in African competitions over the years.
Nigeria secured her place at the 2026 World Cup after finishing fourth at the 2024 African Amputee Football Cup of Nations in Egypt. The result earned the Special Eagles one of the qualification places allocated to Africa for the global tournament.
Nigeria will be joined by Ghana, Morocco, Algeria, Angola, Liberia and Egypt as Africa’s representatives at the World Cup.
The 2026 tournament will feature 24 qualified nations from different parts of the world, making it another important test for the Nigerian team.
