Alloy Agu, a former Nigeria goalkeeper, has exclusively told Completesports.com that there’s nothing impossible in football, insisting that the Super Eagles can still snatch a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification ticket despite their precarious situation in the Group C standings.
Agu,58, spoke ahead of Nigeria’s crucial World Cup qualifier this weekend in Uyo against Amavubi of Rwanda.
Impossible Is Nothing
Agu insisted that if the coaches, the players and even the government do the right things, Super Eagles could well pick the ticket and hoist the green-white-green in the World Cup finals for the seventh (7th) time following appearances I 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
“Impossible does not exist in the lexicon of the round leather game-football”, Agu began when Completesports.com called him up ahead of Saturday’s clash against Rwanda in Uyo and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana next Tuesday inside the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein.
“We watched the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal on Sunday. It looked like the game was going to end in a scoreless draw but then, it swung in Liverpool’s favour just minutes to the final whistle.
“So, if you ask me, anything can still happen in the group. It all has to do with everyone-the players, the coaches, the Federation (NFF) and even the various state governments doing what they are supposed to do by coming around the team, supporting them so they can go all the way.
“It all has to start from somewhere, this weekend in Uyo, in the match against Rwanda. A win in the game is important and then we can follow it up with the game away to South Africa”.
Agu Bullish On Super Eagles’ Chance
Agu shrewdly believes with Nigeria’s pool of talents, it won’t be impossible for the West African nation to overcome and seal a place in the Mexico/USA/Canada 2026 FIFA World Cup finals for the seventh time.
By Sab Osuji
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Shebi you guys know FIFA may not be planning on deducting points from SA. Saw somewhere online where SAFA was celebrating bcos latest FIFA’s standing still lists SA as 13 pts. The assumption was that maybe timing of protest was late or something
Relax. FIFA is just bidding time. It’s the biggest football festival in the world and cheats allowed will stain their white and create a huge but dangerous precedent.
When we were docked 3 points and goals in 2017 for Algerian benefit, none of our opponents had even complained.
They were surprised.
Our business is to win our remaining games; drawing even one will end our ambitions.
The sun news is reporting Osimhen might be carrying hamstring issue.
We need fit players because this is the last chance for many players to appear at the world cup
We pray it doesn’t turn out to be so,if not then no world cup for naija
NO @Onwajunior, The NFF stays mute Nigeria Media Outlets stay mute, they should be hopping on this issue. Nigeria NFF is so useless, they have probably forgotten that SA should be held accountable, Why won’t SA celebrate When Nigeria Is not even making an issue out of it!!. zero Hope if SA don’t get ducked points because Nigeria as it stands is not even the Best second place finisher. NFF needs to be Proactive and Makes sure FIFA knows we are waiting for an outcome on the ineligible player they fielded.
Thus these present crops of eagels players even deserve to play in world cup ? You guys should stop banking on three point deduction, let us just concentrate on winning afcon.
Let us see how they will play against Rwanda. If oshimen didn’t play that team seems to crumble and for me that is not a team I want to see at the world cup. This is just fact and not a bad luck wishing.
I concur
I concur