Benjamin Tanimu has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite their struggles in the qualifiers.
The Eagles recorded their third straight draws after coming from a goal down to draw 1-1 with South Africa in Friday’s Group C,matchday 3 clash in Uyo.
Under former coach Jose Peseiro, the AFCON 2023 finalist recorded 1-1 draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
After three games played in the qualifiers, the Eagles are in fifth place.
Reacting to the disappointing draw against South Africa Tanimu, who put in an impressive performance, expressed confidence that the World Cup ticket will be secured.
“I feel sad over the result as that’s not how we wanted it,” Tanimu wrote on his X handle.
“But trust me, the journey will end well!”
The Eagles will now hope to record their first win in the qualifiers when they travel to Côte d’Ivoire to face Benin Republic.
Benin Republic got their first win thanks to a 1-0 win against Rwanda which place them in third position on four points.
Lesotho also secured their first win after beating Zimbabwe 2-0 away and currently top the group.
The winner in each of the nine groups will directly qualify to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by the United State, Mexico and Canada.
Also, the four best group runners-up will participate in play-offs to determine which team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
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Tanimu should not be in the Super Eagles ahead of Igho Ogbu or Leon Balogun.
The fact a player playing in Tanzanian is invited to super eagles and start a game should raise eyebrows..Guys take out time and watch Tanzanian league and tell me how that level of school sports football merits super eagles.. Somebody in the coaching team or NFF is actually sponsoring the player with the hope of selling him to Europe at a profit while super eagles and our ambition to qualify for world cup becomes secondary..
It doesn’t matter which League or country you are playing in; if you are good enough you can play for the National team. Tanimu was not the worst player in the field and with the shortage of defenders in the SE squad, with Ekong, Zaidu, Aina sidelined through injury, the guy deserved his spot and played fairly well.
I can’t agree less.
I think this our coach is on experiments at the wrong time. He need the technical ability to measure with what is required of in present dispensation concerning what class the Super Eagle is needed now.