AfriqueCAN
NIGERIA’S chances of appearing at Next Year’s FIFA World Cup has decreased even more after the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by their South African counterparts in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.
Team captain William Troos-Ekong scored an own goal before an equalizer from Fulham’s Calvin Bassey in the tension soaked crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier encounter.
With this result, Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup hopes are completely out of their own hands with two matches left to play in the group as the former African champions are 6 points behind leaders, South Africa.
The Bafana Bafana are sitting comfortably on top of Group C with 17 points, while the Super Eagles are on 11 points alongside Benin Republic who have a match at hand.
Nigeria’s last two matches are against Lesotho and Benin Republic in October.