South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Tradition, Gayton McKenzie, has admitted he doesn’t need the Tremendous Eagles to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
McKenzie was reacting to Nigeria’s function in his nation’s difficult qualifying journey.
Bafana Bafana have been deducted three factors and three objectives for fielding an ineligible participant in opposition to Lesotho.
Nigeria was one of many nations that protested and demanded that FIFA took vital motion.
Nevertheless, Hugo Broos’ staff ultimately completed high of Group C, one level forward of the Eagles.
“I heard you earlier saying that we (South Africa) will even root for Nigeria,” McKenzie mentioned in an interview shared on X by South African journalist Robert Marawa.
“I need to make it very clear: I want for them to not qualify. I simply need to make that one clear. They tried… I knew what they did behind the scenes. I would like them to lose.
“Nigeria should not go to the World Cup. One other African nation should go.”
