Unbelievable miss in African World Cup qualifiers

In the early morning of November 14, a shocking moment occurred in the match for tickets to the final round of the 2026 World Cup play-off round in Africa between Nigeria and Gabon.

Osimhen has an unbelievable missed opportunity.

At Moulay Hassan Stadium, the score was 1-1 when the clock struck the 12th minute of injury time, Victor Osimhen - the number one star of the "Blue Eagles" had a situation facing the Gabon goalkeeper with an open goal. Just need to score, Nigeria will lead 2-1 and touch the ticket to the final.

But the Galatasaray striker missed the ball to everyone's surprise. A miss was described as "unbelievable", even "it would have been harder to miss". Nigeria's No. 9 missed a golden opportunity right before the final whistle.

The match therefore had to go into extra time. However, Osimhen scored twice, redeemed himself spectacularly and helped Nigeria win 4-1 to secure a ticket to the play-off final.

According to the format, the winner of this match will meet the winner of Cameroon – DR Congo. In the match at the same time, Congo caused a surprise when they defeated Cameroon 1-0 to advance to the decisive match.

The winners of the African play-offs will advance to the intercontinental play-offs, which will take place during the FIFA Days in March, bringing together two teams from CONCACAF, one from Asia, one from South America (Bolivia) and one from Oceania (New Caledonia), to compete for the final spot at the 2026 World Cup.

Source: https://znews.vn/pha-bo-lo-kho-tin-o-vong-loai-world-cup-chau-phi-post1602654.html