The Super Eagles will need to win their remaining two games against Lesotho and Benin Republic to have any chance of picking the World Cup ticket. Chelle said they will keep fighting hard until the end despite their precarious position in the group. “My players are professionals and I know they will still want to win the remaining two games. “A lot can happen over the next one month. But before that, we will have to analyse our performance tonight, which will not be easy,” he said. The Super Eagles will be away to Lesotho when the qualifiers resume next month. Chelle’s side will round up their qualifying campaign with an home clash with Squirrels of Benin Republic

Eric Chelle, Super Eagles coach, has said that Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday was a good result.

Chelle spoke to reporters at his post-match interview after the game at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.

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But Calvin Bassey equalized for the Super Eagles before half time.

Both teams failed to score in the second half as the match ended in a draw after normal time.

“At the beginning in the second half we put alot of pressure on South Africa but missing something maybe the last technical skills, maybe the last pass,” Chelle said.

“So the draw with a good result, to get a draw in South Africa, it’s a good result but for us we wanted to win, so we are a little dissapointed but this is football.”

Chelle’s side are in their position with 11 points with two games left, while South Africa and Benin Republic have 17 and 16 points, respectively

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