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Former NFF president, Amaju Pinnick has reiterated his claim that the Super Eagles would have qualified for the 2026 World Cup if he were still in charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

He argues that experience and lessons from previous campaigns would have made the difference, insisting qualification is often decided early by setting the right tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said so and I don\u2019t have any regret saying it. If I was the president I would have qualified, because I would have learnt on and off the field of play; everything I needed to do,\u201d the former NFF boss said.<\/p>\n

Pinnick added that current NFF president, Ibrahim Musa Gusau will benefit from that same learning curve and believes the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2030 World Cup under his leadership.<\/p>\n

\"Amaju
Pinnick says His Successor must learn from 2026 World Cup miss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIbrahim \u2013 by his grace \u2013 he gets re-elected there\u2019s no way \u2013 unless Juju dey follow am for head \u2013 that he will not qualify Nigeria. He will now know that from the beginning every point counts, and that\u2019s what I would have done because I knew.<\/p>\n

Pinnick Compares 2018 to 2026 WCQ<\/h5>\n

\u201cLook back in 2017 \u2013 what group is this one?,\u201d Pinnick continued. \u201cCameroun had just won the AFCON, Algeria had not lost in 20 games and Zambia also were AFCON winners.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe knew from the beginning, and I told Seyi (Akinwunmi) when we were leaving the hotel in Ndola, we would qualify for the World Cup if we won \u2013 our first game \u2013 that day, and we beat them (Zambia) 2-1. When Algeria came to Uyo they arrived with a lot of gadgets; equipment, thinking they would intimidate us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2018we go win una with all these una thing\u2019 \u2013 me I be Warri boy \u2013 and really we won that game 3-1. So, what I am trying to say is that Ibrahim will now know that from the beginning this is what he needs to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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