Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, said yesterday that the team will give their best in the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Morocco will host the competition from Thursday, 13 November to Sunday, 16 November, 2025.
The competition precedes the intercontinental play-offs scheduled for Mexico in March next year.
Nigeria booked a place in the playoffs after a comprehensive 4-0 victory over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic on Tuesday night.
Troost-Ekong hinted that they are happy with another opportunity to qualify for the mundial.
“We are quite happy to have that opportunity. It is a long route but it is a route after all. We would have loved to get the automatic ticket but it didn’t happen and we take what we have,” Troost-Ekong told thenff.com.
”For us, we will remain strong and tough and ready to confront every challenge on our way as we search for the ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”
The Super Eagles will confront Gabon in the semi-final of the playoffs.