Nigeria is among 7 African teams that will compete at the World Cup, alongside Liberia, Algeria, Egypt, Angola, Ghana and Morocco.
Oliver Ochieng, Marabou News Agency
The Nigeria men’s national amputee football team, the Special Eagles are intensifying training in Abuja, ahead of the 2026 Amputee World Cup. Mexico will host this year’s edition, from November 13-22 in San Juan De Los Lagos.
Special Eagles’ captain Sarafadeen Olalekan Oyeleke says the players are putting all efforts in training to be ready for the competition, with support from the National Sports Commission as well as the Nigeria Amputee Football Federation.
“We are trying to put all our best to intensify our training, as well as following the instruction of the technical department so that we can understand more of the technicality of the game ahead of the work-up,” the captain said.
“So, there have been a lot of things put in place and also the federation has also made it possible to invite all our national team players playing professional football in Turkey as well as other places so that we can have a formidable team to be able to compete at the World Cup.”
Nigeria is among 7 African teams that will compete at the World Cup, alongside Liberia, Algeria, Egypt, Angola, Ghana and Morocco. In total, 24 teams will be in contention for the world title.
The draw was conducted on September 26, with hosts Mexico landing in group A alongside Italy, Liberia and Algeria. Turkey, Spain, Egypt and Nigeria will face each other in group B, while Brazil, Germany and Japan battle in pool C.
Group D comprises Angola, Ghana, Colombia and Iraq, group E has Uzbekistan, Morocco, USA and Uruguay while England, Poland, Iran and Costa Rica will come up against each other in pool F.
The tournament has been held every four years since 1986. Russia and Uzbekistan are the most successful sides with 5 titles each, followed by Brazil, England and El Salvador with three apiece.
Angola became the first African team to win the Amputee Football World Cup title in 2018 by defeating Turkey. In 2022, tables turned as Turkey beat Angola to claim the championship.
Marabou News Agency
