Former Nigeria youth worldwide Taiwo Oloyede has hailed FIFA’s resolution to dock South Africa three factors for fielding an ineligible participant, calling it an answered prayer for Nigerians — however he has warned that the Tremendous Eagles will waste the chance in the event that they fail to rise to the problem.
“Thank God for Nigeria, God has answered our prayer,” Oloyede instructed sports247 in response to the sanction. He urged the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) and the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC) to “put all fingers on deck” to encourage the staff and make sure the lifeline doesn’t go to waste.
In accordance with him, the gamers themselves should now present character and duty. “The boys ought to stand as much as their duty. They need to not disappoint themselves, the federal authorities, or our sport-loving president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he burdened.
Oloyede described the ruling as a second probability for Nigeria, however cautioned towards vanity or complacency. “They need to win each remaining matches with targets, however with out overconfidence or underestimating their opponents,” he warned.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s punishment overturned South Africa’s 2-0 victory over Lesotho in March, handing Lesotho a 3-0 forfeit win as an alternative. That call slashed South Africa’s tally from 17 to 14 factors, leaving them stage with Benin and simply three factors forward of Nigeria and Rwanda in Group C.
With two fixtures left to play, Oloyede’s phrases echo the rising consensus amongst Nigerian supporters: the Tremendous Eagles have been handed a lifeline, however solely exhausting work, focus, and starvation will determine if it results in a World Cup ticket.
