The longest-serving Coordinators of the Super Eagles, Mr. Emmanuel Danjuma Attah, has expressed confidence that the three-time African champions would pick the sole ticket to represent the continent at the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Playoff in Mexico.
The Super Eagles failed to qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup from Group C but managed to pick one of the CAF playoff tickets after finishing second ahead of Benin Republic.
Therefore, they must navigate Ex-coordinator, Attah, tips Eagles to win CAF & FIFA Playoff s Super Eagles strikers, Victor Osimhen, celebrates after scoring one of his three goals against Benin Republic on Tuesday in Uyo through the CAF and FIFA Inter- Continental Playoff s in November and March to qualify for the next World Cup.
Th e Super Eagles are paired with Gabon in the African Playoff to be held in November in Morocco. If they beat Gabon, they would face either Cameroon or Congo DR in the final.
If they pick the sole ticket, they would proceed to Mexico for the Inter-Continental Playoff in March. Although it promises to be a daunting challenge, Attah is optimistic that if the Super Eagles approach the Playoff s with the same
fighting spirit they exhibited against Benin Republic, they would surely qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Speaking to Daily Trust yesterday, the former Chairman of the FCT Football Association (FCT FA) said “Well, great performance to have secured us a playoff slot, even though it’s not what we wanted.
“If the boys had put up 70% of this performance at the beginning of the campaign, we would have been the first country in Africa to qualify with two matches to go.
“Now it’s the long route. I strongly believe we will be Africa’s representative in the Playoff and go on to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.”
However, Attah said the team’s number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who nearly cost the country the Playoff ticket must be cautioned against costly mistakes and dangerous antics.
“Nwabali the goalkeeper, should be strongly advised or caution against attempted murder through his antics.
“Did he want to send football crazy Nigerians to their early graves? For God’s sake these matches are not secondary school games.
“I was his victim in the match against Lesotho. My BP shot up to a dangerous level and I had to take emergency medication,” said the Chief Operating Offi cer (COO) of the Nigerian National League (NNL).