
- Gernot Rohr’s Benin Republic dropped 2 points aft bottling a two-goal pb against Zimbabwe
- The effect handed Nigeria a boost successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier contempt a mediocre commencement to the series
- Nigerians connected societal media shared their reactions and apportion blasted for the Super Eagles' existent position
Nigerian shot fans person reacted to Benin Republic dropping points against Zimbabwe successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier which has handed the Super Eagles a boost.
The Super Eagles look Rwanda and Zimbabwe during the lucifer planetary interruption and they indispensable triumph some games to support the hopes of qualifying alive.

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Nigeria person 3 points from the opening 4 games and this has near the squad connected the brink of missing retired connected consecutive tournaments aft not qualifying for the 2022 edition.
Group members Benin Republic coached by erstwhile Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr and Zimbabwe, Nigeria’s opponents successful Uyo played a 2-2 draw, which is an vantage for Nigeria.
Nigerians respond to Benin’s draw
Nigeria request to triumph each their remaining games and anticipation for results successful different games to spell their mode to person a accidental of qualifying and contempt Benin's gully against Zimbabwe favouring them, Nigerians are displeased.
Reactions person trailed Legit.ng’s study connected Facebook.
Agbo Steve Chidozie replied:
“Na Finidi enactment america for this calculation.”George Kingdom Odonor replied:
“Why does Nigeria ever take to suffice successful each tournaments successful the pugnacious way? Always take to suffice from beneath the array erstwhile it is astir each mislaid done the tegument of their teeth successful each tournaments.”Fidelis Samuel replied:
“So we don commencement again (if Zimbabwe gully Egypt escaped and South Africa fights oregon Togo got suspended past we spell qualify.”Aminu Audu Onu replied:
“Nigeria our ain everything na calculator who bash america similar this.”Chukwuemeka Victor replied:
“Arithmetic of humor unit is astatine again. NFF e nary spell amended for Una o”Founder Eyotor Jeff Uniomwan replied:
“Nigeria, ever depending connected the nonaccomplishment of others to qualify. It wasn't similar this before.”Okokoni Solomon Kelvin replied:
“Nigeria abeg marque una triumph una lucifer and permission boost for Lucozed boost🙄”Enyeneokpon Umoren replied:
“When volition each these qualification permutations extremity for the Super Eagles?”Emmanuel Damilola replied:
“All these ones is not my occupation my occupation present is to absorption and triumph each our games without that we can't spell anyplace and we don't request to hold anybody results our ain is to triumph each our matches remaining.”
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Finidi George is not solely liable for Nigeria's existent presumption adjacent though helium played a portion by losing to Benin Republic and drafting against South Africa.
Portuguese manager and AFCON finalist Jose Peseiro started Nigeria's run with 2 costly draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe successful November 2023.
Rwanda's skipper ‘disrespects' Nigeria
Legit.ng reported that Rwanda's skipper Bizimana Djihad disrespected Nigeria's attackers peculiarly Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen earlier tomorrow’s game.
The Amavubi's skipper talked astir 1 of Africa's champion attacks arsenic thing due to the fact that they scored 4 points against Nigeria during the AFCON 2025 qualifiers.
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