Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Augustine Eguavoen, has emphasized that the Super Eagles must approach their 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off clash against Gabon with utmost seriousness.
The highly anticipated encounter is scheduled to take place on November 13 at the Prince Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
Speaking in an interview with Ogun State Television, the former Super Eagles coach expressed optimism about Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for football’s biggest tournament.
“Of course everybody’s excited. I’m super excited because we all know what it means to be at the World Cup, and we missed out on the last one. We’ve put that behind us now—the boys know exactly what’s at stake, all of us do. I like the unity so far from Nigerians, and getting this qualification into the play-offs now, I think we will not toy with it,” he told OGTV.
Eguavoen further highlighted his faith in the team’s abilities, noting that Nigeria’s resurgence in the qualifying campaign was nothing short of divine intervention.
He added, “Of course we have a chance. From where we’re coming from, all hope was lost. I didn’t lose hope 100% because I still had a lot of faith and belief in the team.
“The prayer was that some other countries would drop points, which they did, and here we are. Now that God has given us a lifeline again, we have the quality, we have the personnel, we have everything to go for it. I’m 100% confident that we’ll do it.”
