Iwobi promises Super Eagles will give 100% against Lesotho

HARRISON, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 02: Alex Iwobi #18 of Nigeria passes against Ecuador at Red Bull Arena on June 02, 2022 in Harrison, New Jersey. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Fulham attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has expressed his desire to be at the World Cup again and promised that the Super Eagles will give a hundred percent against Lesotho on Thursday.

Iwobi said this during a chat with the Super Eagles media officer Babafemi Raji after Tuesday’s training session at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state.

On the 2026 World Cup qualification series which starts on Thursday, Raji asked Iwobi if he was ready to attend another Mundial, having been to the tournament which took place in Russia in 2018.

“I will like to be there at the World Cup again and not just me but the whole team and I can promise that we are going to give a hundred percent,” Iwobi said.

“That is to make sure that we give a chance and an opportunity to bring the nation joy and that sense of pride that we will be representing them at the World Cup hopefully again.”

On Tuesday’s training session, he said it was not too intense. “We are going to prepare well for the game against Lesotho and every player has already arrived in camp, so we have to be preparing well.

“We have done some trainings on Tuesday, we will go again on Wednesday and then, we will analyze the Lesotho team very well and hopefully, we will get the result we need to qualify.

On a tight international window which will see the Super Eagles play two 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe within 72 hours, Iwobi said it is a blessing that Nigeria have a lot of players.

“We also have enough quality