South Africas Minister of Sports, Gayton McKenzie, has stated that he hopes Nigeria will fail to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
The Nigeria Football Federation NFF put pressure on FIFA to take action against Bafana Bafana over the Teboho Mokoena saga after he played against Lesotho in March despite being ineligible.
FIFA eventually docked South Africa three points last month which resulted in a nail-biting finish to the qualifying campaign in Group C as Hugo Broos side secured top spot and the Super Eagles finished second.