Ikpeba Names 1 Premier League Star Who Will be Sad Representing Nigeria, Gives Reason

• Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar losing the ticket to Black Stars of Ghana
• And Victor Ikpeba is of the opinion that Leicester City forward Ademola Lookman would blame himself representing Nigeria
• Super Eagles players will now turn their attention to the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers which will start in June

Former Super Eagles star Victor Ikpeba has explained that Leicester City star Ademola Lookman won't be happy for the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The 24-year-old decided to snub England where he was born and chose to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria with hope that the African nation would qualify for the World Cup.

Unfortunately, the Super Eagles of Nigeria lost the 2022 World Cup ticket to the Black Stars of Ghana who will be joining Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon and Senegal as Africa's representatives in Qatar.

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How did the Super Eagles lose the 2022 World Cup ticket?

Super Eagles forced the Black Stars of Ghana to 0-0 draw in the first leg of their play-offs, but they allowed their West African opponents to score in Abuja in the return fixture which ended 1-1.

According to the report on Complete Sports, Victor Ikpeba explained that Ademola Lookman would have been happy if Nigeria had qualified for the World Cup.

Victor Ikpeba's reaction about Ademola Lookman

“Look at Lookman scoring the first goal for Leicester City, I am happy for the young lad. I know he will be sad not to be part of the Super Eagles that qualified for Qatar.

“He is a good player that will come good in the future.''

Gernot Rohr reports NFF to FIFA, demands $1million for compensation over breach of contract

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Gernot Rohr reported the Nigeria Football Federation to the World governing body, FIFA, over allegations of a breach of contract.

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The former Bayern Munich defender had been in charge of the Super Eagles for 5 years before he was sacked by the NFF following a series of poor performances in the World Cup qualifiers.

Rohr was replaced by Augustine Eguavoen in December 2021, with the former Nigeria defender leading the Super Eagles to the second round of the AFCON and also failed to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup.

Rohr is now demanding a whooping $1million as compensation from the NFF following his sacking.