Former Tremendous Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, has backed the nationwide group to bounce again and qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Regardless of a gradual begin to their qualifying marketing campaign, Okocha believes the Tremendous Eagles nonetheless have what it takes to achieve the match.
Nigeria are at present fourth of their group, six factors behind leaders South Africa, after drawing 1-1 at dwelling towards Zimbabwe. This got here after an earlier win away to Rwanda beneath new head coach Eric Chelle.
“We Should Win All Remaining Video games” – Okocha
Talking in an interview with iDiski Occasions, Okocha, who performed at three World Cups for Nigeria, mentioned the group should now win all their remaining matches to face an opportunity.
“If we wish to give ourselves any probability of qualifying, we’ve to be considering of successful all our remaining matches,” mentioned the previous PSG star.
“In fact, Bafana Bafana are high of the group, and it will likely be a tough sport to play, however we nonetheless consider we will go there and win.”
“If we wish to qualify, these are the video games we have to win. I consider we will win there, nevertheless it gained’t be straightforward,” Okocha added.
Highway to Qualification Continues in September
The Tremendous Eagles will proceed their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in September. They’ll first play Rwanda at dwelling on the first of September earlier than travelling to face South Africa per week later.
Nigeria are hoping to return to the World Cup after lacking out on the 2022 version in Qatar.
