Nigeria star Moses Simon mulls ambition over 2026 World Cup

Nigeria winger has spoken about his ambitions to feature at the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Nigeria.

Simon missed out on the 2018 World Cup through injury and Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 edition.

The Nantes forward missed out on the 2018 World Cup through injury with Nigeria exiting in the group stages.

Nigeria began their World Cup qualifying campaign for the 2026 showpiece on a poor note following two 1-1 draws against Lesotho (at home) and Zimbabwe (away in Morocco)

The winger (Moses) would hope he gets the chance to finally feature for his country at the World Cup proper.

“In 2018, at first, I felt really sad. I played all the qualification games, I started and I finished [the matches]. But in the end, I didn’t go to the World Cup,” Simon told FIFA.com.

“It’s something I would not wish on my worst enemy. I was devastated. But not anymore. Now, I just think: ‘OK, I thank God for everything because I know that it’s for a reason.’

“It [not going to the 2018 World Cup and or qualifying for Qatar 2022] motivated me to keep working hard. I want to play in the next World Cup, it’s a dream. I just need to do my best, push and work hard. If the coach calls me, good. If he doesn’t and calls up someone else, I will be happy to support them.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.

And it would be great to see Moses Simon(Nantes FC, France) fly Nigeria's flag in the Mundial alongside talented players like Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy), Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Chuba Akpom (Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest, England).