2026 Wcq: Ndidi, Iwobi, Bassey, 3 Others Risk Suspension

Six Super Eagles players are one yellow card away from receiving a one match suspension in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.

Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Tolu Arokodare, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Sadiq Umar have all been booked once in the qualifiers.

Ndidi, Iwobi and Arokodare were booked in Nigerias 2-0 victory over the Amavubi of Rwanda last Friday.

Bassey, Osayi-Samuel and Umar were booked earlier in the campaign.

According to FIFA rules, If a person receives a caution in two separate matches of the same FIFA competition, they are automatically suspended from the next match in that competition. Such suspensions must be served before any other.