Nigeria Soccer
2026 World Cup: Lamentation galore as Nigeria misses out again
The football world stood still as the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Mexico, Canada and USA, yesterday. Forty eight nations are participating in the quadrennial global showpiece.
Out of that number, ten nations are representing Africa. Unfortunately, Nigeria is not among them. It is the second consecutive edition that Africa’s most populous nation has failed to qualify for the World Cup. A general sense of frustration pervades the land. The fans are despondent and stakeholders are wondering what dragged Nigeria’s football to this level of continental and global insignificance.
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