Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes suffered a serious blow on Tuesday night because the Tremendous Eagles battled to a 1-1 draw towards South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Bloemfontein.
The end result leaves Nigeria’s probabilities of securing an computerized ticket nearly not possible, with simply two video games left to play.
With out injured star Victor Osimhen, the Tremendous Eagles began nervously and suffered an early setback when Ola Aina limped off within the seventh minute.
South Africa capitalised halfway by the primary half as captain William Troost-Ekong turned Mohau Nkota’s cross into his personal web.
Nigeria responded simply earlier than halftime by Calvin Bassey, who powered house an excellent header from Tom Dele-Bashiru’s supply.
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Regardless of dominating the second half and creating a number of possibilities, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, and Tolu Arokodare did not discover a winner.
With Bafana Bafana main Group C on 17 factors and Nigeria caught on 11 from eight matches, the Tremendous Eagles now face an uphill battle and danger lacking the second successive World Cup match having additionally missed out within the 2022 version in Qatar.
