President of South Africa Football Association, SAFA, Danny Jordan has sent a message of support to the Super Eagles ahead of the clash with Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Completesports.com.
Eric Chelle’s side will take on the Leopards in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African Playoffs on Sunday.
The encounter is slated for the Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan Sports Complex, Rabat.
Jordan is rooting for the Super Eagles to beat the Congolese.
“Nigeria was in our group, it was a tight group, and very stressful. I want to wish Nigeria the best in their match against Democratic Republic of Congo. To Amaju Pinnick my friend and the president of the NFF ( Ibrahim Gusau),I wish them the best,” Jordan said in a short video posted on SAFA’s X account.
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“Nigeria is a big team, they have players who are among the best in the world, and I hope they will play true to their form and ability and get a good result.”
The Super Eagles defeated Gabon 4-1 in the semi-final of the playoffs on Thursday.
Sebastian Desabre’s Leopards stunned the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 1-0 to earn a place in the final.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Oga please we don’t need your support in fact you are not welcome here, keep your support for your team and your heartless country sir, wicked man
This is huge, and we should appreciate it. Don’t forget DRC is in the same COSAFA as South Africa, so it will be like a betrayal to them. Even FIFA is silently rooting for us, and we can’t afford to “fall” hands. It was also interesting that the ref took close to 10 minutes to decide if Osayi’s short-tugging was a pen or not. That showed non-bias, contrary to some initial fears by fans.
I was glad FIFA turned down the request for referees changes. Ref wants to go to the world cup in an even more expanded format and South Africa have the highest number of FIFA accredited referees on the continent. Gabon and Nigeria are West Africans. What kind of bias would have existed when the SA minister who would be “embarrassed” by the Jordan gesture made his own thankless opinion known.
FIFA stood their ground and kicked out sentiments. I was happy because the referee was automatically on the spot.