Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George has said it is important for the Super Eagles to beat South Africa in their next game in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

The former African champions are still looking for their first win in the qualifying series after drawing their opening two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

The Super Eagles will host Bafana Bafana in a matchday three encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday,June 7.

The West Africans will be up against neighbours Benin Republic at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan three days later.

Finidi insisted it is important for the Super Eagles to get their campaign back on track with a win against South Africa.

“We know Nigerians would love the team to win all the time, and we’ll just get the players focused on the game, one game at a time. We focus on the South African game and see how we can win that one before we talk about the Benin Republic game. For me, as a coach, it’s either you have a good result, or you don’t have a good result,” Finidi said in an interview with Eagle FM.

“One cannot be scared in life. Like I said, going through life is difficult, you walk through it with the difficulties that you know you’ll encounter. So that’s how I look at life and approach it that way, and football will not be any different. We will do our job and make sure we get the best out of that game, and apart from that, nothing else.’

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