“It was really tough”- Balogun explains why the Super Eagles could not secure the World Cup ticket

Nigerian defender, Leon Balogun reveals why the Nigerian nationwide group couldn’t qualify for the World Cup.

The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria’s possibilities of reaching the World Cup had been dented when the Black stars of Ghana tied them 1-1 on the MKO Abiola Stadium throughout their World Cup qualifying match.

Earlier than travelling to Abuja to play the reverse of the fixture, the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria first travelled to Kumasi, the place they performed with the Ghanaians in a scoreless 0-0 tie.

Ten minutes into the match, Soccernet.ng recounts that Arsenal star, Thomas Partey, smacked a long-range shot previous Francis Uzoho earlier than William Troost-Ekong equalised from the spot.

Nevertheless, the Giants of Africa had been unable to attend the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which has left the Nigerian gamers devastated.

Soccernet.ng has beforehand reported that the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria are sorely missed within the 2022 World Cup by the Qatari supporters.

The previous Rangers participant, Balogun, was discussing the sport when he introduced up the Tremendous Eagles’ failure to qualify for the World Cup.

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— Leon Aderemi Balogun (@LeonBalogun) December 7, 2022

In an interview with The Lovely Recreation podcast, the previous Wigan Athletic participant revealed:

“We did go to Ghana to play that first leg, and it was a tricky recreation. There was this entire fuss about them altering the stadium final minute the place they’ve by no means misplaced, and so they mentioned whether or not juju could or could not have been concerned

“It was actually, actually powerful and we ended up enjoying 0-0. I bear in mind we had a gathering one or two days after and one of many employees mentioned we’re 70 p.c via and I assumed to myself that may’t be proper.”

“We performed a goalless draw away from house, if that’s useful to anybody then it’s Ghana. We mentioned now we have to only pour our hearts out for that recreation.”

The QPR star will likely be hoping to characteristic for his membership 12 days after their final recreation as they host Burnley on Sunday, December 11, 2022.