Nantes ahead Moses Simon has expressed optimism over Nigeria’s possibilities of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccernet.ng studies.

The Tremendous Eagles have been in spectacular kind since Augustine Eguavoen took over as interim supervisor. They’ve gained three video games and drawn one, and that has sealed their place on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nonetheless, earlier than Eguavoen took over, the group was in a nasty place. Beneath the tutelage of the previous coach Finidi George, the Tremendous Eagles had been struggling within the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

Recall that the Tremendous Eagles had drawn consecutive video games in opposition to Lesotho and Zimbabwe below Jose Peseiro final yr. Then, with Finidi in cost, they drew in opposition to South Africa and shockingly misplaced to Benin.

These outcomes have put Nigeria in a precarious scenario, as they now sit fifth within the group, 4 factors off Rwanda, with six video games to go.

The Tremendous Eagles must win at the very least 5 of their remaining video games to qualify for the Mundial.

The gamers even have additional stress on their shoulders, as they didn’t qualify for the final 2022 World Cup.

However regardless of the present scenario, Tremendous Eagles winger Simon is optimistic that they nonetheless have a very good shot at making the subsequent World Cup scheduled for the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

“Now we have the standard, we’ve got what it takes to win. We don’t imagine that we’re not going to the World Cup,” Simon advised the BBC.

“The final qualifying video games, we missed common gamers and I imagine they’ll be there subsequent yr to assist the group.”

On paper, the Tremendous Eagles have the standard to beat all comers within the group. However they’ve all the time flattered to deceive.

The World Cup qualifiers will resume in 2025, and Nigeria will nonetheless play Rwanda (house and away), Zimbabwe(house), South Africa (away), Lesotho (away), and Benin (house).