18/09/2025
🚨 Ex-Super Eagles and Maccabi Haifa defender Eric Ejiofor says Nigeria do not deserve to be at the 2026 World Cup
👤 Ejiofor 🎤: “How do we want to qualify for the World Cup? Where is the opportunity? We didn’t use it.
“When the chance is very slim, we want to start hoping and praying. From day one, we weren’t serious about it.
“I don’t think the players understand they are competing to play in the World Cup. It is so sad because their attitude towards the game isn’t encouraging.
“Many of them haven’t gone to the World Cup in their career, and this would have been the first time. I don’t know what they were thinking.
“Let’s remove the aspect of the Nigerian Football Federation, we know they have their own issues, but you, the player, must think about your future and career. Most players get big contracts after the World Cup.
“Imagine the attitude of coming to the team camp, some enter on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to just do only two trainings, and you want to play a match. It’s not possible, and you don’t work like that.
“Football is teamwork, we aren’t playing as a team, and I won’t keep my hope. I have already removed from my mind the idea that we will go to the World Cup.
“Imagine the two games, how are we sure we can win them? Remember, we had a few games earlier, and we had hoped for good outcomes to keep us in contention.
“Apart from what the coach tells you to do, you must establish yourself on the pitch and say this is our home. You can imagine this, our last game against Rwanda, was our first home win.
“If they surprise me, good, but the way people are hopeful, it’s not me; I won’t disturb myself.
“Look at South Africa, the coach has been there for almost five years. He knows how to organise his team, and the players understand what to do.”
