Ex-Nantes star believes Super Eagles would have suffered huge embarrassment at Qatar 2022 World Cup

The three-time Africa champions have made six appearances at soccer’s largest fiesta, making it to the knockout rounds on three events

Former Nigerian worldwide striker Samson Siasia has rubbished claims that the Tremendous Eagles would have excelled on the 2026 FIFA World Cup that simply led to Qatar.

A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina defeated France in Sunday’s last to carry the nation’s third-ever world title and a primary since 1986.

However the Argentines weren’t the one success story in Qatar, with a number of African groups giving followers some memorable moments.

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon claimed a first-ever win over Brazil whereas Tunisia shocked defending champions France. However each groups didn’t make it previous the group stage.

Senegal and Morocco did higher, reaching the Spherical of 16 the place the Teranga Lions misplaced to England.

Morocco’s Atlas Lions, nevertheless, set a brand new file for African international locations as they reached the semifinals after surprising Spain and Portugal.

With the success of the CAF representatives, many observers, together with Tremendous Eagles goalkeeper John Noble, have prompt that Nigeria would have outshone different Africans in Qatar.

However former Nantes ahead Samson Siasia will not be bought on that evaluation, for a group that might not beat Ghana and bought thrashed by Portugal in a pleasant.

The Rio Olympics gold medal-winning coach is satisfied that the Tremendous Eagles would have been the whipping boys on the World Cup.

“We’d have been embarrassed out of the World Cup with surprising rating strains,” Siasia advised FL.

“The Tremendous Eagles don’t have any enterprise going to the world cup and dropping out to the Ghana group we performed in opposition to is sufficient proof.”

Siasia was a member of the Tremendous Eagles squad that lifted the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia and certified Nigeria for a primary World Cup look in the USA.