South Africa vs Nigeria: Osimhen outside, while the eagles arrive Bluemfontein

The Nigera Football Federation (Nff), Sunday, confirmed previous media relationships that the striker, Victor Osimhen, is out of the crucial qualifying of the 2026 World Cup against Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The Galatasaray striker obtained an injury during the Eagles match against Amavubi del Rwanda that Nigeria won 1-0.
After a fitness test conducted on Sunday just before departure in South Africa, Osimhen was asked to stay behind because he wasn’t at ease.
The Director of Communications of the NFF, Ademola Olajire, confirmed that the contingent has arrived home to the game without Osimhen.
The Super Eagles match, Bafana Bafana is invoiced on Tuesday.
Nigeria is now in third position with 10 points behind South Africa in 16 points and Benin out of 11 points.
Tuesday’s meeting is decisive, especially for the eagles as a draw could report the end of the country’s research to present the 2026 turnover of the United States, Mexico and Canada to the Fifa World Cup.