EXPLAINER: Why Nigeria won’t inherit DR Congo’s World Cup slot despite petition

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  • Sam osei 4 hours ago

    Ghanaweb you're right, fifa is not a constitutional court. Only sometimes they can produce a fake Nobel peace prize

  • Reap what you sow 2 hours ago

    Sorry Nigeria.
    Nigeria could not beat Congo to qualify the WC but want a free passage to enter into the competion. Better luck next time. Meanwhile Nigeria can forget about the 2026 WC

  • Nana 2 hours ago

    Nigerians ahd be ashamed of themselves. Why can't a country of 250 million ppl set up football academies like France or Senegal. The state shd be able to assist clubs to do so if they can't do it.Nigeria is as useless as Ghan ...
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  • Tharcisse 4 hours ago

    You should also report that Iran have already qualified for World Cup 2026 and used dual nationality players to do so, despite the fact that dual citizenship is also forbidden by Iran. Furthermore, dual citizenship is forbidd ...
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  • UNP 3 hours ago

    Case settled. The Nigeria FF is chasing shadows. They should better abandon their appeal and focus on their AFCON

  • Ade 2 hours ago

    If FIFA rules in favour of Nigeria, go and overturn it.

  • Ghanaman 2 hours ago

    Your arguments are always based on emotions, no substance. Aren't you ashamed of what your country is trying to do, get to the world cup through the backdoor? Anyway, you guys do worse things than this, shame is a foreign fee ...
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  • W 1 hour ago

    FIFA will not rule in favour of Nigeria.

  • OSCAR 1 hour ago

    Sorry. Focus on the AFCON.

  • Mike 1 hour ago

    Prepare for 2030 world cup not 2026

  • Ethics Dilemma 1 hour ago

    Sometimes it’s so shameful to be a Nija-rian - apuuu

  • Ketteku 1 hour ago

    The Nigerians are seeking favors from football govern institutions to be at the world cup. First CAF favored them with player ineligibility against the South Africa and also changed the rules in mid of the qualifies to elimin ...
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  • JULIUS 9 minutes ago

    NAIJA WANT TO BE AT THE 2026 WORLDCUP BY FORCE, OR HOOK OR CROOK.419 IN DISGUISE!!

  • Kojo Antaku.... 8 minutes ago

    So desperate bunch of 419 people. FIFA that will be a bad precedent. FIFA has already pampered them too much. Congo should be heavily fined, the player suspended. FIFA should also through liase with the national team bodi ...
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