{"id":34433,"date":"2024-06-11T09:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=34433"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:08:32","slug":"2026-wcq-super-eagles-reflection-of-nigerian-government-rapper-illbliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/06\/11\/2026-wcq-super-eagles-reflection-of-nigerian-government-rapper-illbliss\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCQ: \u2018Super Eagles Reflection of Nigerian Government\u2019 \u2013 Rapper Illbliss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Popular rapper Tobechukwu Ejiofor, better known as Illbliss, has drawn a stark comparison between the Super Eagles and the Nigerian government, following the team\u2019s recent performance. In a reaction to the Super Eagles&#8217; 2-1 defeat in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series on Monday, Illbliss expressed his disappointment on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, the &#8216;Aye Po Gan&#8217; hitmaker remarked, \u201cThe Super Eagles is a reflection of the government. Lethargic. Inconsistent. Confused\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The criticism comes as the Super Eagles struggle in their 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, having yet to secure a victory. The team currently sits in fifth place in Group C with only 3 points.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s comments echo a sentiment felt by many fans who see parallels between the team&#8217;s performance and broader issues within the country\u2019s governance. The Super Eagles\u2019 lackluster performance has raised concerns and sparked debates about the state of Nigerian football and its management.<\/p>\n<p>As Nigeria continues to seek its first win in the qualifiers, the reflection on both the football team and the government\u2019s effectiveness remains a poignant topic among citizens and commentators alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah Popular rapper Tobechukwu Ejiofor, better known as Illbliss, has drawn a stark comparison between the Super Eagles and the Nigerian government, following the team\u2019s recent performance. In a reaction to the Super Eagles&#8217; 2-1 defeat in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series on Monday, Illbliss expressed his disappointment on social media. Taking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":34448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34451,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34433\/revisions\/34451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}