E don dey confirmed say Nigeria no go dey the big football tournament wey go hold for Mexico, America and Canada next year.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) na di team wey eliminate Nigeria from di 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Leopards of DRC beat Nigeria Super Eagles 4-3 on penalties after di game end 1-1 for Rabat, Morocco.

DRC dey happy say dem join small list of African countries wey still dey fight for place for di World Cup — dem last attend am in 1974 when dem dey call di country Zaire.

But Nigeria miss di chance to go dis big tournament for di second time in a row because of di loss on Sunday.

Even tho Super Eagles don change coach three times since di qualifiers start—about two years—things still never work out.

Plenty sports analysts dey talk say Super Eagles no play well for many of di qualifying games, and na dis reason make dem fail to qualify.

Wetihappen on Sunday dey like history repeating itself, because for Qatar 2022 Nigeria also no make am.

Dem don increase number of teams for di World Cup from 32 to 48, and Africa go get nine slots instead of di five wey dem use to get.

Dat change make people first dey hope say Nigeria for sure go grab one of those slots.

Sports expert Malam Mansur Abubakar tell TRT Afrika Hausa say if Nigeria want solve dis kind problem for future, dem must start to prepare many years before di tournament.

He say Nigeria no dey start proper preparations early; dem dey wait till near di time, and dis dey cause plenty problems, like players no sabi each other's playing style.

Mansur add say countries wey dey do well for football like Germany and France dey start their preparations many years before di qualifiers.

He talk say Germany — wey go Brazil 2014 and win di World Cup — begin di work since 2002, after dem lose to Brazil 2-0 for di 2002 final.

From that time dem begin serious work: dem set up new football academies for pikin dem all over di country.

According to him, na dis reason make dem win di World Cup in 2014, twelve years after dem start di plan.

The expert say if Nigeria want shine for football, government need to do the same kind thing — invest for children development so later dem go benefit from better skills, and maybe di country fit reach level wey e neva reach before.

He also talk say NFF (Nigerian Football Federation) must put away favor and selfishness when dem dey pick players wey go represent di country, and make dem concentrate on selecting truly professional players like di successful football nations dey do.

He say of course some players for Super Eagles deserve to be there, but some others no deserve to make di team.