Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah reveals how Nigeria were affected after failure to qualify for World Cup

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the top teams that failed to get their 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket.

The West African nation failed to top Group C of the qualifiers that was won by Bafana Bafana. Benin, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Rwanda were the other teams in the pool.

After finishing second, they were subjected to continental play offs but were undone by the Democratic Republic of Congo who will be playing in a another global play offs in March to determine who completes the list.

Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah who has been out for some time owing to an injury and match-fitness, has revealed how hard his compatriots were hit by failure to make the World Cup.

We peaked up late

“I felt so bad imagine me not being able to be there with the guys,” Ndah told Sports Night Amplified.

“I had a conversation with a couple of the guys there and they were so down.

“I think the beginning phase of the qualifiers; we didn’t do well at all to be honest. We had those conversations [drawing at home to Lesotho], so yeah, we picked up late.

“Right now, we’re just focused on the AFCON, go to AFCON and just do our best and let’s see,” he concluded.

Apart from South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Cape Verde, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria are the teams that have qualified for the prestigious global competition.

Nigeria can now give their best and push for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) glory.