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Nigeria’s hopes of featuring at the 2026 FIFA World Cup look all but gone, and one former Super Eagles star has already written them off – www.naijnaira.com reports.
Eric Ejiofor, who earned 14 caps for the national team during his career, didn’t mince words as he declared, “I wouldn’t be hopeful.” The ex-Maccabi Haifa defender told Brila that the team never took qualification seriously from the start, and their performances prove it.
According to Soccernet.ng, the Super Eagles are sitting six points behind South Africa with just two games left, making qualification nearly impossible unless a miracle occurs. Ejiofor lamented the players’ lack of urgency, stressing that many were chasing what could have been their first-ever World Cup.
He pointed out how disjointed the squad looked in camp, with some players arriving late and barely training before matchdays. “Football is teamwork, and we aren’t playing as one,” he said, adding that their attitude has cost them dearly.
Ejiofor also criticized the Nigerian Football Federation for constantly changing coaches during the qualifiers. In his view, no team can build a proper structure without stability, and that chaos explains their poor results.
For now, attention turns to AFCON 2025 as another World Cup dream fades away.
