🇳🇬 World Cup voodoo? Nigeria accuse rivals after knockout | OneFootball

The confrontation last night between Nigeria and the D.R. Congo for a spot in the World Cup playoffs was anything but boring.

Goals, controversial refereeing decisions... and a penalty shootout where there was a guest that always ignites these kinds of events: voodoo. Or so Nigeria claims.

The 'Super Eagles' were left out of the World Cup after losing in penalties against the Congolese team.

Penalties that were marked by the alleged black magic performed by a member of the D.R. Congo staff during the shootout. Something that made the Nigerian coach, Éric Chelle, explode with fury.

The Nigerian coach himself made his suspicions public after the match. "During the entire penalty shootout, the guy from Congo was doing voodoo. Every time, every time... That's why I was a bit nervous after that," he commented visibly angry to the media.

As happened four years ago, Nigeria once again misses out on the World Cup. A lost opportunity for a generation of great names like Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, or Samu Chukuweze, among many others.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.