After the Nigerian football team was defeated in the additional qualifiers for the World Cup 2026 by DR Congo, Nigerian coach Eric Chelle (48) found the reasons for the defeat in “voodoo magic”.
DR Congo football players will be the African representative in the Intercontinental qualifiers for the World Cup after they defeated Nigeria in the final of the additional qualifiers in Rabat with a better performance of the 11-year-olds.
After the defeat, the Nigerian coach accused the opponent of performing a “voodoo spell“.
During the penalty shootout, the guy from Congo performed “voodoo”. On every shot, that’s why I was nervous, Chelle told reporters.
When asked to explain what happened, Chelle said that it was saw a man waving his hand as if sprinkling or shaking something.
I don’t know if it’s water or somethingadded 48-year-old Chelle, who was born in the Ivory Coast, spent his entire playing career in French clubs, and played for Mali at the national level.
Although they lead her two great strikers Victor Osimhen and Ademola LookmanNigeria will miss the second World Cup in a row.
On the other hand, in March in Mexico, DR Congo will try to win its second World Cup appearance in history, the first since 1974.
Even earlier, New Caledonia won the tournament in Mexico as the second from Oceania and Bolivia as the seventh from South America.
They will be joined by the best team from Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, who play on Tuesday, and two national teams from the CONCACAF zone, and two of those six teams will qualify for the World Cup.
(Hina | Photo: X)
