Primate Ayodele Outlines Three Conditions For Super Eagles To Qualify For World Cup, Win 2025 AFCON

Primate Ayodele Outlines Three Conditions For Super Eagles To Qualify For World Cup, Win 2025 AFCON

By Niyi Busari 

The Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has declared that Super Eagles can still secure a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup—but only if the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) implements three specific recommendations, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

In a two-minute video message, the cleric stated: “There is nothing stopping Nigeria from going to the World Cup, except they don’t listen. There are three things they need to do: First, captain William Troost-Ekong should not lead the team in the remaining qualifiers. Second, an alternative goalkeeper to Stanley Nwabali must be put in place. Third, they must find another quality striker like Victor Osimhen and bring in five new Nigerian players into the squad.”

Primate Ayodele urged that his message be conveyed directly to the NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, insisting that if these measures are adopted, Nigeria not only has the capacity to qualify for the World Cup but also to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

Nigeria’s Qualification Challenge

The Super Eagles currently face an uphill task in CAF Group C, sitting fourth with 7 points after six matches. Leaders South Africa hold 13 points, followed by Rwanda and Benin Republic with 8 points each. Lesotho are just behind Nigeria with 6 points, while Zimbabwe sit bottom with 4 points.

Nigeria will host Rwanda on 6 September 2025 for match-day seven, before traveling to face table-toppers South Africa on 9 September.

With only four matches left in the qualifiers, the Super Eagles must deliver strong results to revive their World Cup hopes.