The match winner for Benin Republic in their 1-0 away win against Rwanda which put them in pole position to qualify for the world cup has spoken on his desire to stop Nigeria from qualifying for the 2026 world cup, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Benin Republic will be up against Nigeria tomorrow in their final game of the qualifiers, and they need to avoid a defeat to seal a spot at the tournament for the first time ever.
France based Tosin Aiyegun is among the driving forces of the team, and the Lorient star is on a high heading into the game against Nigeria in Uyo after his winning goal in Kigali, ten minutes from time.
Born in Nigeria to a Beninioise father and a Nigerian mother, Aiyegun says his decision to play for Benin Republic was borne out of the rejection he suffered in his bid to play for Nigeria.
” Nigeria have so many good players in top leagues around the world especially in my position. So they stopped me from following up with my dreams of playing for the Super Eagles. Now I am motivated to stop them from qualifying for the world cup”, Aiyegun told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” As a country we have come this far and I believe if we stay focused and work hard like we have been doing then we will get the result that we need to be at the world cup” , he stated.
Ade Emmanuel
