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Can Nigeria still qualify for World Cup 2026? Super Eagles match schedule and what they need to reach FIFA finals

Nigeria went into the October international break with their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.

Their inconsistent campaign over the first eight matchdays meant they needed an unlikely set of results in order to secure their place automatically at next year's finals or, at the very least, progress to the CAF playoff round.

The Africa Cup of Nations runners-up were winless in their first four matches in CAF Group C, with a 2-1 loss to Benin following three consecutive draws, but new head coach Eric Chelle oversaw a morale-boosting 2-0 win in Rwanda, where Victor Osimhen bagged a brace to seal the Super Eagles' first World Cup qualification win sinc

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