2026 WCQ: Super Eagles under pressure to beat Bafana Bafana – Broos

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2026 WCQ: Super Eagles under pressure to beat Bafana Bafana – Broos

Bafana Bafana of South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos says pressure is on the Super Eagles to beat his side in Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

The Super Eagles missed out on a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing to eternal rivals Ghana in the playoffs.

The West Africans have endured a poor start in Group C with two draws from their opening two games.

Finidi George’s will be desperate to revive their qualification hopes when they square up with the Super Eagles.

Broos claimed the Super Eagles will be eager not to disappoint their fans which will put them under pressure to win the game.

We’re no longer afraid, not scared of Nigeria’s ‘Super players’. The onus is on Nigeria not to disappoint their fans who missed the glamour of the last World Cup in Qatar because the Super Eagles did not participate,” Broos said at a press conference in Uyo.

He added: “So, they have to now prove to their fans that their 2023 AFCON feat was not a fluke. We have made our mark and South Africans now believe in Bafana Bafana.

“We proved this during the last Nations Cup, hence our fans in South Africa believe in Bafana Bafana because of their 2023 Nations Cup feat.”