Can Nigeria qualify for the World Cup? Super Eagles shot-stopper Nwabali offers simple answer

Super Eagles of Nigeria and Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is remaining optimistic about Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

There is no doubt that the road to qualification is extremely narrow for Eric Chelle's men due to a rocky start to their campaign, but Nwabali remains upbeat.

With six matches played, Nigeria sit fourth in Group C, securing just seven points and trailing leaders South Africa by six points.

Nwabali, speaking at Troost-Ekong's charity match in Lagos, expressed confidence in the team’s ability to secure qualification.

“We are working towards it. I know it’s not going to be easy. Just because we are Nigerian doesn’t mean we will win every game. But we are going to give it everything.

We still have a lot of hope, and we believe qualification is possible."

.The Super Eagles will return to their World Cup qualifying campaign in September after a packed international schedule in June.

Failure to qualify will be an unmitigated disaster, and the first time the country has failed to qualify for consecutive World Cups in more than 30 years.