2026 World Cup: Why Super Eagles failed to qualify – Ex-England star, Eniola Aluko

Former England international, Eniola Aluko has maintained that the Super Eagles’ onslaught was not the main crushed Nigeria failed to suffice for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Recall that the nationalist squad decided to embark connected onslaught 2 days earlier their important African playoff semifinal against Gabon, to unit the hands of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, to wage their entitlement.

However, the squad ended the quality and went connected to bushed Gabon aft other clip but suffered a heartbreaking punishment shootout decision to the Democratic Republic of Congo successful the African playoff final.

Aluko insisted that Nigerian players failed to present against the Leopards being the crushed they volition not beryllium astatine the World Cup.

“We are not going to the Fifa World Cup due to the fact that we mislaid to DR Congo. They were not bully capable connected the day,” Aluko said connected ThePlayzone podcast. 

Aluko, who played her shot for Chelsea, added, “I hold we should person won, but going connected onslaught is not the crushed we mislaid the game.

“But I deliberation the timing was wrong. I hold if they hold to bash that, they are not focusing 1 100 percent connected what they request to do.

“My constituent is to destruct the accidental for immoderate subordinate to bash that, and erstwhile I accidental that I’m talking astir the Federation and management...