Posted by Samuel on Thu 18th Sep, 2025 - tori.ng
With two games left to play, the Eagles are third in Group C with 11 points, trailing South Africa, who have 17 points, and Benin Republic on 14 points.
Former Super Eagles forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni has highlighted the weaknesses in the current team as they risk missing out on qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria’s qualifying campaign has seen them pick up draws against Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa.
With two games left to play, the Eagles are third in Group C with 11 points, trailing South Africa, who have 17 points, and Benin Republic on 14 points.
Yakubu has pointed out at the dearth of creative players in the team.
“When we look at the team, we have too many defensive midfielders and not many attacking midfielders,” Yakubu said on Sunday Oliseh podcast.
Yakubu, who scored 21 goals in 58 appearances for Nigeria, also claimed Victor Osimhen is struggling to score.
“If I play in this team, I will struggle to score goals.
“Because when I look at Osimhen when he plays, he is fighting because he knows already when he sees the goals he scores, and he has to hustle by himself,” he explained.
He also criticised the team’s overall playing style, describing it as overly dependent on individual efforts rather than collective play.
“We don’t play like a team, it’s individual football we play, and we want the players to make magic,” Yakubu added.