The NFF-Eritrea withdrawal will probably help the possibilities of qualifying Super Eagles for the 2026 World Cup

A senior official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says that the withdrawal of Eritrea from the World Cup qualifiers, which left his group with a less different team from other groups, will probably benefit the super -based super -based super -baseds based on past record, reports Owngoalnigeria.com.

Eritrea had to play her games in group E along with Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger in the World Cup qualifiers, but retired in November 2023 before the first game that left the group with five teams instead of six.

It means that the teams in the group will play games smaller than others in the group with six teams, which will be an improper advantage when the classification is made for second place teams for the playoff with the four best teams in the second position.

In previous cases, FIFA, CAF and UEFA have used a method to deduce points in all groups in matches against the lower teams of their group to do it even before deciding the team that ends in second place to things.

“At the time I saw his report in this regard. I informed my colleagues in the NFF and we got in touch based on him and is real.

“However, our goal is to convert it as winners of the group, so a great score gain in our last two games hoping that the results will follow our path is the goal. It is still very possible whenever there is a mathematical opportunity.”