Alex Iwobi played the full 90 minutes in the Super Eagles’ draw against Crocodiles of Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
Super Eagles midfielder Alexander Chuka Iwobi has told Nigerians that the team will continue to fight to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the opening match draw with Lesotho, saysSoccernet .ngreported. /p>
The Fulham player was active throughout last night’s game, albeit in a less expressive role in the center of the park, but like other Nigerians, he was not satisfied with the result.
Lesotho are ranked 153in the current FIFA rankings, with their highest ever ranking being 101st, while the Super Eagles are ranked 40th in the world and their highest ever ranking being rank 5 of the top five.
The much-anticipated game saw Nigeria unable to maintain composure in front of goal, with Awoniyi and Lookman missing chances to take the lead before Motlomelo Mkhwanazi gave the visitors the lead. It’s ruined.
Semi Ajayi scored the equalizer for the three-time African champions, but that was the best they could have achieved on the day. Iwobi is striving to enter the US in2026.
“It was not the result we expected, but I can’t go into details. “There are many more games to come.” We will continue to fight and keep the pressure on,” the former Arsenal player posted on his X page.
Not The Result We Feel We Deserve, But We Can’t Dwell On This, Got Many More Games To Come… We’ll Continue To Fight & Push!
– Alexander Iwobi (@alexiwobi) 16. November 2023
Peseiro’s side have a chance to regain the faith of their fans if they can claim all three points at Zimbabwe’s Stade Feuillet on Sunday.
