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EXPLAINER: Why DR Congo might lose their 2026 World Cup Playoff spot to Nigeria

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  • Abacha 18 hours ago

    Nigeria is trying to go to the world cup by force.

  • BrooklynAllDay24/7 12 hours ago

    So why only Alata but not Cameroon???coz Dr Congo also used the same players and won their match against Cameroon during the playoffs... so in this case Cameroon can also protest about their against Dr Congo... Alata people s ...
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  • FRANKIE 11 hours ago

    Backdoor nonsense from the Nigeria. Shameless Nigeria.

  • GH1844 9 hours ago

    Dgjfsgfxgdzgsftdszzghhklkhrertrrrgt

  • @Brooklyn 8 hours ago

    Well said.
    Cameroon too must lay a claim and demand a final playoff elimination game against Nigeria.

    After all, March 2026 is still far off.
    We've got time.

  • Mawrehene 11 hours ago

    That being the case, it would only be fair if Nigeria and Cameroon face off in another African playoff before choosing who goes forward. Why would Nigeria be the only beneficiary, if there was any breach by the Congolese?
    Ou ...
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  • Dude 11 hours ago

    It's not Nigeria, it is FIFA that wants Nigeria

  • You can't fixed stupid for real !!! 11 hours ago

    Leave FIFA out of this... FIFA don't give a damn and doesn't care about Alata football

  • Are you part of FIFA? 7 hours ago

    Why leave FIFA out?
    Are they not the merchants of this THE EXPLAINER story?
    Fix yourself.

  • OSCAR 9 hours ago

    You are funny. Nigeria is a toothless bulldog

  • @Godisking 10 hours ago

    Takashi tactics. You did it against South African, nothing good happened. Now you want to use another tomfoolery behaviour to bring DRC down. Shame.

  • AWAM 8 hours ago

    Disgraceful.

    Burkina Faso (playoff-eliminated by France and its masters), Madagascar and Uganda all qualified for the playoffs ahead of Nigeria, yet the fools at CAF and FIFA will not let go.

    I urge all Ghanaians, Mexic ...
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  • hmm 18 hours ago

    if front door is locked use back door if back door is also closed use window

  • hmm 18 hours ago

    if front door is locked use back door if back door is also closed use window

  • These Protests Not Helping Nigeria 7 hours ago

    Nigeria seemingly using the window now. What a shame?

  • Abena Kusi 18 hours ago

    Naiija again.Dr Congo is not South Africa. Accept your team is not strong enough for the world cup. You will just go and disgrace Africa if you try ways and means to get there.

  • Gkd 18 hours ago

    What about teams that lost to Dr Congo, especially Cameron. If you are tracing a mistake then trace it to D start N locate all affected teams.. Not reinstatement. Congo get punished if true

  • Menp3 meho as3m 13 hours ago

    You hammer the nail at the exact spot

  • Aduanaba, 3 hours ago

    Great point. All teams affected throughout the group stages should be equally revisited to determine what would have been their positions re moving on to the next stage [on assumption that FIFA disqualifies DR Congo].

  • Adam 18 hours ago

    Then all teams Congo played must replay or be handed favors too.Aren’t Nigerians ever ash-amed

  • Tony Kweku 15 hours ago

    Not all teams DR Congo played in the qualifiers as the 6 players affected were only recently converted for the Play-offs- so it should apply to the semi final against Cameroon and the final CAF Playoff against Nigeria only.
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  • Anonymous Q 9 hours ago

    Best comment i've read so far.

  • Akwasi 16 hours ago

    Then Nigeria will first have to play Cameroon..

  • Kaakeiku 16 hours ago

    Not relevant at this stage . The die is cast already. No amount of machinations will work.. Just sit and watch!!

  • Akwasi Mensah Berekum Biadan 15 hours ago

    Congo is going nothing can stop them

  • PITO 15 hours ago

    Is It Nigeria’s responsibility to INTERPRET or ENFORCE Congolese national rules? If they are Congolese and FIFA cleared them as such there is nothing to argue here. NFF is embarrassing Nigeria.

  • Ghanaman 10 hours ago

    As is their coach who claims Dr Congo used juju to win against Nigeria. These people have no shame koraa oo!

  • ST GHFUO: gh leaders don't have sense 13 hours ago

    Blame.fifa

  • Do you have sense yourself? 12 hours ago

    Do you have sense???all your writes up on this platform show you really dumb

  • He is a mental patient 12 hours ago

    You haven't realized he is a mental patient?

  • Adebayor 13 hours ago

    Nigeria is always relevant in Ghana websites.. from sports news to business news to entertainment news. Nigeria always make the headlines for every blessed day

  • Zoogerian 12 hours ago

    If you Zoogerians engage in despicable crimes, you will be on headline news, of course. If Zoogerians behave stupidly as your NFF is doing here, Zoogeria will be on headline news

  • Mawrehene 11 hours ago

    Sadly, most of those headlines are for bad reasons.
    You guys need deliverance!

  • Kojo 12 hours ago

    Absolute nonsense. Who fake ages than Nigerians? They have been caught over and over again in football. Ghanaweb I can't believe you haven't even contacted Fifa to find out this before publishing. Shocking to see you followin ...
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  • Dude 11 hours ago

    Give one example, mention any name

  • KILLA NTUA 11 hours ago

    Your osimen or whatever his name is definitely not 26yrs old,, he's like all other african soccer players who lied about their age,,,FACT

  • Fastook 11 hours ago

    Not again

  • Ghanaman 11 hours ago

    You see, you people claim Ghanaians are always bashing you. What is this desperation? You failed to qualify for the world cup, go home and work harder to qualify in 4 years time. Why the backdoor politics to get to the world ...
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  • Darkota 10 hours ago

    Throughout this world cup qualifiers, it appear Nigeria has used off - the - pitch - blackmail and intimidations to get whatever they want. Even countries with higher points in the qualifiers like Madagascar, Burkina Faso etc ...
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  • Ghanaman 10 hours ago

    I feel so bad for our Nigerian brothers oo. They are empty barrels, they make too much noise with no substance! Very, very loudmouthed. Please follow the steps of your Ghanaian brothers, always cool and collected. Sometimes v ...
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  • Bitter truth 9 hours ago

    Because the corrupt FIFA with no integrity has only appointed Nigerian criminals into the CAF federation..most people working at CAF are Nigerians criminals so that’s why for the past few years, both FIFA and CAF has been t ...
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  • Bitter truth 9 hours ago

    FIFA and CaF is doing anything corrupt to favor these zoo Nigerians to qualify for the World Cup..are Nigerians the only people playing in the play off? Why must everything done in their favor..because the whole CAF federati ...
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  • Achakanapaya 9 hours ago

    Nigerians want to use 419 tactics to get to the World Cup shameful.

  • Truth 8 hours ago

    Cameroon and all other nations who were eliminated at Group stage at the expense of DRC have a case. Why start and stop with Naija?

  • Truth 8 hours ago

    With crooked Infantino at the helm and with 419 in the mix this could end very badly for DRC. Hmmm.......

  • Merlin 8 hours ago

    Nigeria should quit trying to qualify by disqualification of another country that defeated them on the field. All they needed to do was play hard and win games, but they didn't.

  • These Protests Not Helping Nigeria 7 hours ago

    Nigeria resorted to protest during the group stages, South Africa was deducted points yet Nigeria couldn't capitalize. Now this? Win on the field of play!

  • RISING 7 hours ago

    The NFF is so depicted and ashamed for their continuous failure to the FIFA world cup. #DRCONGO

  • ikemba 6 hours ago

    If DRC are found guilty of using ineligible players, it is their problem. Nigeria has nothing to be ashamed of. They were not the one that cheated.
    Besides, Cameroon lodged a complaint with FIFA before Nigeria did.
    If DRC i ...
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  • Aduanaba, 3 hours ago

    All six players were brought in during the playoffs? Could you provide some evidence regarding this?

  • Bola 6 hours ago

    The question is why did DRC used ineligible players? If DRC didn't use ineligible players Nigeria or Cameroon won't have any ground to complain to FIFA. Same thing happened to South Africa, no one should cheat in the game! If ...
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  • Macdonald 4 hours ago

    Cameron will not be considered since they are not the ones that complained. U can't get what u didn't ask for. Nigeria asked an if its really true, fifa will consider the country that asked for it
    So Cameron is off as their ...
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