South African Minister Dey Hope Say Nigeria No Go Qualify For 2026 World Cup

Na serious gbege weekend for some Nigerian football stars abroad as dem chop frustrating results for different leagues. For Scotland, Kelechi Iheanacho miss plenty chances as Celtic shockingly lose 2–0 to Dundee — dia first loss for di city in 37 years. Despite him waka-waka on pitch, im shot dey miss road, with one hit post and one clear chance waste. For France, Moses Simon no fit make any impact before dem comot am for 63rd minute as Lens edge Paris FC 2–1. Stanley Nwabali save four shots for South Africa but still collect 2–1 loss with Chippa United wey dey bottom of table. For Belgium, Benjamin Fredrick enter late for Dender wey still lose 3–1 and dem never win any of dia 11 games. For Italy, Ademola Lookman hustle hard for Atalanta but dem draw 0–0 with Lazio — him get one close header miss and one shot denied by keeper.

But no be all wahala — Geoffrey Chinedu shine for Kazakhstan as e score hat-trick wey give Astana 5–3 win. For Spain, Edna Imade score two goals for Real Sociedad as dem beat Eibar 3–0 — she don now score six goals in six matches. For MLS, Victor Olatunji score two goals for Real Salt Lake 2–2 draw wey help dem enter playoffs, while Alhassan Yusuf score and assist for New England Revolution 2–2 draw against Chicago Fire. For Premier League, Alex Iwobi make history as Nigeria’s most capped player with 299 appearances even as Fulham lose to Arsenal. Taiwo Awoniyi return from injury for Nottingham Forest loss to Chelsea. For Turkey, Osimhen no score but hit post for Galatasaray 2–1 win; while Paul Onuachu bag another goal for Trabzonspor 2–0 win. Rafiu Durosinmi continue him goal streak for Czech Republic and for Mexico, Lawal Taiwo break goal drought and Vivian Ikechukwu assist winner as Santos Laguna beat Mazatlán 2–1. Gbé body plenty, but some stars still shine through di wahala.