Mainz 05 defender Leon Balogun has admitted that he was disappointed to miss out on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.<br /><br />The German-born stopper was omitted from the Super Eagles roster after failing to recover from an injury he picked up on his international debut against Mexico in a pre-World Cup friendly.<br /><br />Ahead of the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers next month, the 28-year-old says he wants to play in a World Cup.<br /><br />&ldquo;To be part of it (laughs). It was very bad by then in 2014, &rsquo;&rsquo; Leon Balogun said. <br /><br />&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to repeat the injury so I am glad to be part of the qualifiers now and I hope that I will stay part of it.&rsquo;&rsquo;<br /><br />Balogun went the distance as the Super Eagles wrapped up their African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Tanzania on Saturday. <br /><br />He was eligible to represent the German and Italian national teams prior to his competitive debut for Nigeria. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />