Super Eagles: We’re concentrating on our World Cup qualifying campaign – Omeruo

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June, Super Eagles players are eager to give it their all for maximum points, according to defender Kenneth Omeruo.

The majority of the Super Eagles players flew back to their bases in Europe as the team left Morocco on Wednesday for the friendly matches against Ghana and Mali in Marrakech.

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resumed in June, players were resolved to give it their all for maximum points, according to on-field captain Omeruo, who had expressed his grief at the team’s shock loss to Mali.

In Match Days 3 and 4 of the international window from June 3–11, Nigeria plays the Bafana Bafanas in Uyo and then travels to Benin Republic to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Omeruo stated that, “we went into the match against Mali determined to win, just as we did against Ghana.
“In the end, they took their chances and we failed to take ours. That’s football. You just have to take the chances that come your way.
“Having said that, June is only a few weeks away and we are focused on the matches against South Africa and the Benin Republic.

“Many players in the group have not played at the World Cup before and they see this as a big opportunity to be there.
“We cannot afford to let ourselves and the nation down.”

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NAN also reported that Nigeria presently holds third place in Group C with two points from its two games played thus far. With two points apiece, Zimbabwe and Lesotho are tied with them.

Table-setters Rwanda has four points. South Africa follows them closely on three points.

With one point, Benin is positioned at the bottom of the table.

One of the best losers will compete in the FIFA Play-off event, while the top finisher in each of the nine groups will go to the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

Starting on November 15, 2023, the Africa Zone (CAF) qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are anticipated to conclude in November 2025.  

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