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Eagles determined to qualify for W’Cup – Omeruo

By Daily Sports Nigeria on November 15, 2023

Stand-in Super Eagles captain, Kenneth Omeruo, says the the team is determined to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals that will be hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada having missed out on the last edition of the tournament in Qatar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after playing a 1-1 draw with Ghana at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja after the first leg of the last round of the qualification had ended goalless in Ghana.

In their bid to make it to the next edition of the Mundial, the Eagles will take on Lesotho in their first game of the qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Thursday.

Speaking ahead of the game, Omeruo said the three-time African champions were determined to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

The striker picked up a hamstring injury during a friendly game against Saudi Arabia last month and has been ruled out of this encounter.

AC Milan forward Samuel Chukwueze and Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi have both also been ruled out of the qualifiers.

Omeruo added that the absence of the players would not be used as an excuse ahead of their games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

“We have a number of players missing due to injury or some other circumstance; we have to deal with that. Those of us who are available must step up to the plate and do the job,” Omeruo added.

“Winger Samuel Chukwueze, who got a goal against the Crocodiles in that first clash in Maseru, is also out injured.”

According to the media team of the Nigeria Football Federation, all 23 invited players arrived at the camp and trained at the training pitch of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Tuesday.

Source Punch Ng

Posted November 15, 2023