{"id":156511,"date":"2025-03-25T17:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2026-wcq-super-eagles-under-pressure-zimbabwe-captain-marshall-munetsi"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:20:27","slug":"2026-wcq-super-eagles-under-pressure-zimbabwe-captain-marshall-munetsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/2026-wcq-super-eagles-under-pressure-zimbabwe-captain-marshall-munetsi","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCQ: Super Eagles under pressure \u2013 Zimbabwe captain, Marshall Munetsi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe captain, Marshall Munetsi has suggested that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are under pressure ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Munetsi said if Zimbabwe start the game well against Nigeria at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, then the pressure will be on Eric Chelle\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria revived their World Cup quest after beating Rwanda 2-0 last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The West Africans currently sit in fourth position in Group C while Zimbabwe are bottom in the group.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Zimbabwe were feeling any pressure ahead of the encounter, Munetsi said at his pre-match press conference in Uyo, \u201cNot really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you see most of the [Zimbabwe] players are playing in Europe, far away from home. 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