Former Nigeria international defender Celestine Babayaro says the impending three points, three goals deduction from South Africa has made it easy for Super Eagles to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
South Africa fielded Theboho Mokoena in the game against Lesotho, which they won 2-0 but could lose the points and also get deducted three points owing to the fact that he has picked up two yellow cards in previous games.
A violation of the qualifiers rules that has seen teams docked points previously , and it is expected that the game will be awarded to Lesotho by FIFA just like they have done in the past, even without a protest.
If it happens, it will narrow their comfortable lead at the top to just two points over Rwanda and more importantly just three points behind Nigeria who they see as their main rivals in the group in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup.
Babayaro says the entire scenario will play out to be perfect for the Super Eagles to make it to the world cup next year. ” There is no one way to qualify for a tournament. So if FIFA docked three points from South Africa as expected it will be perfect for the Super Eagles. I am excited already because it will surely happen”, Babayaro told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
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