Former Nigeria worldwide Tijani Babangida believes the Tremendous Eagles can redeem themselves by profitable the title on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following their failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Eric Chelle’s facet misplaced to Democratic Republic of Congo within the remaining of the African playoffs.
Babangida, nonetheless, believed profitable the title in Morocco will erase the pains of the World Cup disappointment.
“I feel that after the unlucky expertise of lacking the FIFA World Cup again to again, it’s nonetheless very painful to digest this actuality,” the previous Ajax winger mentioned in an interview with Tribal Soccer.
“Nevertheless, the following goal is the AFCON match, which can be utilized to redeem the picture of Nigeria soccer.”
The Tremendous Eagles can be seeking to win a fourth AFCON title when hostilities begin in Morocco subsequent weekend.
They have been runners-up on the final version of the competitors hosted by Morocco.
