Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has voiced his frustration over the Super Eagles ' underwhelming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, drawing a sharp contrast with the progress of South Africa's Bafana Bafana, Soccernet.ng reports .
Akpeyi, 38, who has played in South Africa's Premier Soccer League since 2015 and currently turns out for Marumo Gallants, praised the structure and cohesion within South African football, attributing their strong showing in Group C to those qualities.
While South Africa sit top of the group with 13 points from six games - four wins, a draw, and one loss - Nigeria languish in fourth with just seven points from one win and four draws.