Nigeria, Nov. 17 -- Following the exit from possible qualification for the 2026 World Cup, NigerianPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Super Eagles for what he described as their best efforts in the race to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, despite their defeat in Sunday's playoff match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, urged the national team to move past the disappointment and immediately begin preparations for the African Cup of Nations scheduled to be held in Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026.

It would be recalled that the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup for the second consecutive tim...