Nigeria coach tries to attack Congo staff, claims: “They were doing voodoo” | OneFootball

A curious episode occurred after the Democratic Republic of Congo qualified for the World Cup playoffs, after eliminating Nigeria on penalties. The Nigerian coach, Eric Chelle, approached the opposing team's bench to confront a member of the technical staff. When asked about the reason for his anger, the coach claimed that the Congolese were doing "voodoo."

"Throughout the penalty shootout, a guy from Congo was doing voodoo. Every time. That's why I was upset. I don't know if it was water or something else, but he was throwing it up," said the coach.

Sad Ending

Even with a very promising generation in attack, Nigeria will not be in the next World Cup. Names like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman could not carry their country forward in the World Cup dream.

This Sunday, they even opened the scoring, but conceded the equalizer still in the first half, and the decision went to penalties. Now, it will be the Democratic Republic of Congo that will compete in the intercontinental playoffs in March, to try to secure their spot in the 2026 World Cup.

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