Victor Osimhen says the Super Eagles of Nigeria are desperate to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
The qualifiers for the Mundial, which will be hosted in the USA, Canada and Mexico, will resume later this month.
The Super Eagles have made a winless start in Group C, drawing three of their first four games, with striker Osimhen absent through injury.
Nigeria endured what the 26-year-old described as a “heartbreaking disappointment” three years ago when fierce rival Ghana progressed from a play-off and reached Qatar 2022 at their expense.
“It’s a dream of every footballer to play at the World Cup, and with our situation in the Group I am desperate, like other players, to make it to the 2026 tournament,” Osimhen told BBC Sport Africa.
“We suffered a big disappointment in 202,2 and we simply can’t let it happen again to us, the country and our generation.
“You don’t want to finish your career with the regrets of not playing at the World Cup. That is not what I want for myself.”
Nigeria are four points behind group leaders Rwanda and travel to Kigali to face the Wasps on 21 March before hosting bottom side Zimbabwe four days later.
