Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has declared the team will give everything to qualify for the 2026 World Cup via the Playoffs.
Nigeria failed to win the automatic qualification ticket to next year’s Mundial after they could only finish second behind South Africa.
However, they have been handed a second chance to feature at the World Cup beginning with the CAF Playoffs in Morocco next month.
Eric Chelle said the focus is now to secure this qualification.
“We play or we die, that’s the reality of our situation,” he told Eagle7fm radio station.
“We have to have the warrior state of mind, we have to be a shark, this is war.
“The team have improved since I took over, but it’s difficult because there’s not enough time to work with the team, it’s being game after game
“The most important thing now is November (World Cup Playoffs in Morocco), in reality the job starts now.
“We were not lucky, we gave everything to the team. We did a great job in 10 months, I always knew we had a chance, I was only focused on the pitch, I let people talk.
“We will continue with our energy because we want to go to the World Cup.”
Nigeria will tackle Gabon on November 13 with the overall winners taking on the winners of the other playoff clash between DR Congo and Cameroon to determine the team to feature at the Intercontinental Playoffs in Mexico in March.
