My dream was to play for Nigeria in World Cup not AFCON – Marseille midfielder, Nnadi

Marseille midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi has said that his superior aspiration anterior to receiving his archetypal planetary call-up was to correspond Nigeria astatine the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the tourney successful Canada, Mexico and the United States were thwarted pursuing a punishment shootout nonaccomplishment to the Democratic Republic of Congo successful the African playoffs last successful November 2025.

Nnadi’s enactment successful the Super Eagles’ last roster for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations successful Morocco came arsenic a surprise, wherever helium made his elder debut successful a group-stage lucifer against Uganda.

“I had dreams of playing successful the World Cup, not the Afcon. It was a astonishment for me. I was happy,” Nnadi stated during an interrogation connected AySuga Channel.

He recounted the infinitesimal helium received his archetypal Super Eagles call-up, noting that it occurred during a idiosyncratic telephone speech with his father.

He added, “I was connected a telephone with my dada erstwhile the invitation came, but I wanted to beryllium successful the World Cup due to the fact that I told my friends 2 years agone that I had to beryllium astatine the 2026 World Cup.

“Participating successful the Afcon was wonderful, but I aspire for more.”

Nnadi distinguished himself this summertime by being the lone subordinate to commencement each of Nigeria’s matches against Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Poland, and Portugal, bring...