Super Eagles Still Dey Hopeful For World Cup 2026!
Nigeria still get chance to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup after dem win Lesotho 2-1 for away game. E no easy, but Super Eagles dey only three points behind Benin, wey dey lead Group C. Benin sef win Rwanda 1-0 late, and dem dey aim to go World Cup for the first time.
South Africa sef dey the race to top the group, but dem draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe for Durban, so their chance no too bright like before. Bafana Bafana dey second, two points behind Benin and one point ahead of Nigeria.
Only the group winner go straight to the finals for Canada, Mexico, and United States. Nigeria go host Benin for the final games on Tuesday (4pm GMT), and if dem win by two goals, dem go pass Benin. But South Africa fit still finish on top if dem win their home game against Rwanda.
William Troost-Ekong score another important penalty for Nigeria. Remember say he score three penalties (including shootouts) for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria Dey Ready To Fight
Even though Nigeria no play well since dem lose the AFCON 2023 final to Ivory Coast, and dem don change manager three times within 18 months, their captain William Troost-Ekong say dem go fight till the end.
“We go fight with everything until the very last moment,” na wetin Troost-Ekong talk.
Nigeria dey joint-third for their group, with Rwanda, and dem dey three points behind Benin and South Africa. Dem don lose only once for the eight games wey dem don play so far, but dem don win only twice.
Wahala For Second Place
The four best second-place teams for Africa go still get chance to reach the tournament through continental and inter-confederation play-offs. But Group C tight well well, so the team wey finish second no fit get enough points to progress.
- Benin,
- South Africa,
- Nigeria,
- Rwanda,
- Lesotho
All of dem bin dey fight for automatic qualification before the last round of games. Make we dey watch how e go end!