{"id":44815,"date":"2025-11-17T09:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44815"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:07:48","slug":"dr-congo-edge-nigeria-on-penalties-to-reach-2026-world-cup-inter-continental-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/dr-congo-edge-nigeria-on-penalties-to-reach-2026-world-cup-inter-continental-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo edge Nigeria on penalties to reach 2026 World Cup Inter-Continental Playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Nigeria\u2019s hopes of advancing to the intercontinental playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered a huge blip as they lost in a dramatic penalty shootout\u00a0 to DR Congo on Sunday night.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>The Super Eagles beat Gabon in a 4-1 resounding victory to get to the final while Congo DR defied all odds to beat Camerron in the other pairing.<\/div>\n<div>Frank Onyeka opened the scoring in less than 10 minutes of the game as his strike took a massive hit of the DR\u00a0 Congo player, Axel Tuanzebe to scale past goalkeppper, Lionel Mpasi-Nzau for the opneer.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Week 10 Review : Medeama win,Kotoko drop points at home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/week-10-review-medeama-winkotoko-drop-points-at-home\/\">Week 10 Review : Medeama win,Kotoko drop points at home<\/a><\/div>\n<div>DR Congo were not detered from going behind as they curated several chances of their own. They found the much needed equaliser in the 32nd minute through Meschack Elia struck whose strike from close range beat Stanley Nwabili in post for the Nigeraisn.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Report \u2013 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Aduana FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-asante-kotoko-1-1-aduana-fc\/\">Match Report \u2013 Asante Kotoko 1-1 Aduana FC<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The game proceeded to penalties after the full game annd 30 minutes of half time.<\/div>\n<div>Nigeria converted three of their six attempts.<\/div>\n<div>DR Congo scored four with Chancel Mbemba scoring the decisive winning penalty.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s hopes of advancing to the intercontinental playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered a huge blip as they lost in a dramatic penalty shootout\u00a0 to DR Congo on Sunday night. 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