Ex-International, Samson Siasia, believes Ghana beating Nigeria to deny them a World Cup ticket saved Super Eagles fans from suffering pain during the just concluded Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Super Eagles failed to qualify for their seventh appearance at the global showpiece in the Gulf nation after losing on the away goals rule against their West African rivals Ghana in a two-legged African qualifying fixture.
Siasia, who handled the Super Eagles from 2010 to October 2011, however believes if Nigeria had qualified, they could have registered embarrassing scorelines.
He said, “We would have been embarrassed out of the World Cup with shocking score lines,’ Siasia told Football Live, adding: “The Super Eagles have no business going to the World Cup and losing out to the Ghana team we played against is enough proof.”
Ghana who beat Nigeria to the World Cup ticket failed to get past the group stage after losing the opener 3-2 against Portugal, they then recovered to beat South Korea 3-2 but suffered a 2-0 defeat against Uruguay to exit the stage.
Senegal and Morocco made it to the knockout stages, with the Lions of Teranga losing 3-0 to England in the Round of 16. Meanwhile, the Atlas Lions reached the semis where they lost 2-0 against France and fell 2-1 to Croatia in the third-place playoff fixture.
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