The 2026 World Cup is incomplete without the Super Eagles of Cameroon: president of the CAF

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrick Motsepe says the recently concluded 2026 World Cup was left incomplete due to the absence of two of African football’s powerhouses, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Motsepe said the absence of Nigeria and Cameroon created a gap in the tournament which Spain won with a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the final on Sunday.

Both countries failed to qualify for the tournament and the Super Eagles missed the tournament for the second time in a row. It is the first time that has happened since their first appearance in the tournament in 1994.

“I am very proud of Nigeria, Cameroon. I can say the same for each of the 54 nations. Nigeria did not achieve it now. Nigeria has some of the best players not only in Africa but in the world, and I am sure that Nigeria will continue to make us proud as it did in the past, Cameroon itself and Bafana Bafana itself,” he explained.

“And I keep telling my Nigerian friends that a World Cup for me without Nigeria, without Cameroon and many others, is incomplete because Nigeria has always made us proud. How many superstars are there? Not here, Nigeria, everywhere. Many, many outstanding young players,” he said.

He went ahead to talk about the unifying factor that the Super Eagles provide every time they play. “When I went to Nigeria, they told me that when the national team plays there is no one from the north, there is no one from the south. We are all Nigerians. There are no Christians or Muslims. We are all Nigerians,” he concluded.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

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