Afrigather Tremendous Eagles duo, Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina have backed the Nigerian Soccer staff to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup regardless of their early hiccups, Soccernet.ng experiences.
The pair performed in each one of many Tremendous Eagles’ video games within the AFCON 2023 event as Nigeria misplaced to Ivory Coast within the finals.
Nigeria’s journey to securing a possible spot within the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been removed from easy. The three-time AFCON winners drew two video games below Jose Peseiro. Following the exit of the Portuguese, Nigeria misplaced to Benin Republic and drew to the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
Fulham’s attacking midfielder, Iwobi, featured on the 2018 World Cup with the Tremendous Eagles in Russia and is eager on relieving the second by main Nigeria to USA in 2026.
“I hope we qualify as a result of it’s everybody’s dream. Clearly, I’m fortunate to have lived to play the World Cup, however there are some individuals like Ola (Aina), who have been unlucky to not have gone once I really feel like they need to have been picked. Everybody desires to go to the World Cup. We nonetheless have an opportunity. We made it arduous for ourselves,” the previous Arsenal man mentioned on Ola Aina’s YouTube channel.
Ola Aina, who performed within the AFCON 2023 ultimate with an harm, additionally maintained positivity within the Tremendous Eagles’ possibilities of qualifying for the World Cup, praising the standard within the staff.
“I feel we’ll get there. I don’t know if it’s a stretch, however you see the way in which Ghana went and obtained to the quarter-finals in 2010, we are able to get to the semis. Our staff is so proficient, and we are able to truly do one thing. I feel the AFCON was just a bit glimpse of what we are able to do,” the Nottingham Forest full-back added.
Nigeria are nonetheless with no coach since Finidi George handed in his resignation letter after the June Worldwide break.
