Revealed: NFF's message to Super Eagles ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifier

• The Super Eagles volition look Rwanda and Zimbabwe successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier days 5 and six
• Nigeria volition play Rwanda successful Kigali earlier hosting Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo
• The Nigerian Football Federation person sent a almighty connection to the squad up of the 2 must-win matches

The Nigerian Football Federation person issued a beardown connection to the Super Eagles up of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches this month.

Nigeria volition look Rwanda and Zimbabwe successful 2 must-win matches to get their qualifying run backmost connected way aft a mediocre commencement to the bid which began successful November 2023.

The Super Eagles stars earlier their 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Benin Republic successful the World Cup qualifier successful June 2024. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP.
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The Super Eagles are 5th successful Group C with 3 points from 4 games, successful a radical that besides has South Africa, Rwanda, Benin Republic, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

Nigeria, nether Jose Peseiro, played frustrating draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe and nether Finidi George drew South Africa and mislaid to Benin Republic.

Those results person near the squad successful a atrocious spot and could perchance miss retired connected the Mundial scheduled to beryllium played successful the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

However, with Eric Chelle present successful charge, his large work is to steer the state to suffice for the tourney adjacent year.

NFF sends connection to Super Eagles

The Nigerian Football Federation aft its enforcement committee gathering held astatine its secretariat successful Abuja connected Monday, March 17, 2025, made a solution connected the nationalist team.

As contained successful an official communique issued by the federation, it confirmed that each logistics and wide enactment services person been enactment successful spot for the team, and urged the players to spell for each maximum points.

“The Executive Committee charged the players to spell each retired for the six points successful some matches to boost Nigeria’s qualification hopes,” a portion of the connection reads. “It besides called connected each Nigerians to enactment and promote the squad successful immoderate just and due mode they are competent to, successful bid to warrant triumph successful some matches.”

The Super Eagles look must-win games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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According to reports from the team's campy successful Kigali via the Super Eagles’ official X account, 22 players person reported to camp, with US-based Alhassan Yusuf yet to study astatine the clip of filing this report.

Multiple reports successful the Nigerian media assertion that Chelle volition oversee his archetypal training league this evening and helium has mandated that immoderate subordinate who did not instrumentality portion volition not play against Rwanda connected Friday.

Galatasaray guardant Victor Osimhen arrived aboriginal and was 1 of those who reported first, with skipper William Troost-Ekong arriving contiguous with the big of Premier League stars including the Innit Boys.

Mali manager tips Nigeria for success

Legit.ng reported that Mali nationalist squad caput manager Tom Saintfiet tipped Nigeria to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup contempt a mediocre commencement to the campaign.

Saintfiet, who replaced Eric Chelle arsenic Mali's caput coach, admits it volition beryllium atrocious for African shot if Nigeria don't suffice and believes they person what it takes to marque it.

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