William Troost-Ekong, tsohon kyaftin na Super Eagles, ya bayyana rashin cancanta ta Nigeria a FIFA World Cup 2026 a matsayin babban takaici — kuma ta roƙi Nigeria Football Federation da ta tsara wani shiri mai haske da dorewa don tabbatar da dawowar ƙungiyar zuwa mafi girman mataki a ƙwallon ƙafa zuwa 2030.

An fitar da Super Eagles daga gasar cin kofin duniya bayan sun sha kashi ga Democratic Republic of Congo ta hanyar harbe-harbe a wasan karshe na hanyoyin shiga na Afrika, wanda ya tsawaita rashin halarcin Nigeria a gasar zuwa zagaye masu jere. Bayyanarsu ta ƙarshe ita ce a FIFA World Cup 2018 da aka yi a Rasha.

Sha'awar dawowa na ƙaruwa

Yayin magana da SuperSport, Troost-Ekong ya jaddada cewa ƙwarin gwiwa ba ta taɓa zama matsala a cikin ƙungiyar ba. Ta ce: "Duk mu muna son ganin Nigeria ta dawo gasar cin kofin duniya sosai, kuma rashin cancanta karo ɗaya kuma yana ƙara wannan sha'awar ne kawai."

Tsohon dan baya ya ƙara da cewa da ya so ya ga Super Eagles suna hamayya a gasar, yana da tabbacin cewa ƙungiyar tana da ikon yin fafatawa. Ya bayyana: "Da na kalli inganci da hazaka da ke cikin ƙungiyar, ina tsammanin da sun kasance a shirye. Da yawa daga cikin 'yan wasan sun balaga, kuma wasu sun sami ƙwarewa mai tamani a World Cup ta 2018."

An bukaci NFF da ta ɗauki matakai

Bayan jin takaici, Troost-Ekong ya jaddada buƙatar ɗaukar darasi daga gazawar samun cancanta a jere, yana roƙon hukumar ƙwallon ƙafa da ta sake duba shirin horar da ƙungiyar a hankali da kuma gano sauye-sauyen da ake buƙata.

Ta ce: "Muna buƙatar yin bitar shirye-shiryen mu da kuma gano abin da ya kamata a canza don kai ga mafi girman mataki kafin World Cup na gaba."

Troost-Ekong ya yi hankali ya nuna cewa matsalar ba ta da alaka da sadaukarwar 'yan wasan. Ta kammala da cewa: "Ban taɓa jin rashin ƙwarin gwiwa ko sadaukarwa daga 'yan wasan ba. Ina tsammanin kawai akwai wurare da yawa da ke buƙatar canzawa, kuma wannan karo waɗannan canje-canje za su zama tilas idan ƙungiyar za ta ci nasara."