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Bafana Bafana Hold Nigeria To A Draw In High-Stakes 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
South Africa and Nigeria drew 1-1 in Bloemfontein, with Nigeria missing key striker Victor Osimhen due to injury, impacting their World Cup qualification hopes.
- Nigeria and South Africa played a 1-1 draw in a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier match in Bloemfontein on Tuesday evening.
- The match came as Nigeria, six points behind Group C leaders South Africa, aimed to keep alive their slim chances with just two games left.
- South Africa took the lead via an own goal by William Troost-Ekong, but Nigeria equalized before halftime with Calvin Bassey’s first international goal.
- Nigeria played without injured star Victor Osimhen and faced early setbacks, including Ola Aina’s 7th-minute injury substitution by Osayi-Samuel.
- The draw leaves Nigeria’s chances of automatic qualification nearly impossible, risking a second consecutive World Cup miss, while South Africa advances closer to a finals return since hosting in 2010.
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South Africa 1-1 Nigeria: Super Eagles’ World Cup bid suffers big blow after Bafana stalemate
The result leaves Nigeria’s chances of securing an automatic ticket virtually impossible, with just two games left to play. The post South Africa 1-1 Nigeria: Super Eagles’ World Cup bid suffers big blow after Bafana stalemate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
·Abuja, Nigeria
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Nigeria has not managed to do better than a draw in South Africa on Friday, in the 8th day of World Cup qualifying (1-1). A split of points that does not do the Super Eagles business, which sees the first place of the group fly to the Bafana Bafana. For its part, Egypt will still have to wait before officially validate its qualification, after a draw against Burkina Faso (0-0).
·Paris, France
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