The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the Super Eagles have assured him of qualification for the next World Cup after missing out on the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the USA.
Wike spoke on Friday during a road project commissioning in the FCT, days after he decried the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the tournament.
“Let me particularly greet our friends who, in their own days, made Nigeria proud – Joseph Yobo and Emmanuel Babayaro. And I want to announce to this audience that Joseph Yobo told me yesterday that they have communicated our message to the Super Eagles,” he said during the commissioning of roads linking Mabushi Bus Terminal and Ahmadu Way in the FCT.
“They have told him that this will be the last time such a mistake will occur, that in the subsequent World Cup, Nigeria will be there.
So their sins have been forgiven.”
The minister had faulted the Super Eagles for not making it to North America, citing the presence of “countries I have never heard of before qualifying to play in the World Cup”.
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