The Nigeria Soccer Federation, on Tuesday, confirmed the dates and venues for the nation’s senior males’s nationwide workforce closing two Group D matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification collection in opposition to Rwanda and Benin, The PUNCH experiences.
In accordance with NFF, the Confederation of African Soccer has scheduled November 14 and 18 as the times for the 2 video games.
The Tremendous Eagles will journey to Abidjan for his or her Matchday 5 fixture in opposition to the Benin Republic, scheduled for Thursday, November 14, at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny.
This match will begin at 8 pm Nigerian time (7 PM Ivorian time) and shall be officiated by Senegalese officers, with Issa Sy named because the centre referee. He shall be joined by Djibril Camara and Nouha Bangoura as assistant referees, whereas El Hadji Amadou Sy will function the fourth official. Ivorian Rene Williams Sere would be the commissioner whereas Angolan Inacio Manuel Candido would be the referee assessor.
The three-time Africa Champions will play their closing sport of the qualifier on the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Monday, November 18.
The sport, set to kick off at 5 PM Nigerian time, shall be officiated by Moroccan referee Samir Guezzaz, who shall be supported by assistants Zakaria Brinsi and Abdessamad Abertoune.
Kech Chaf Mustapha will function the fourth official, whereas Ghana’s Prosper Harrison Addo will take the function of match commissioner, and Somalia’s Ali Mohamed Ahmed will act because the referee assessor.
The Eagles presently high their Group D with 10 factors from 4 video games, 4 factors forward of second-placed Benin Republic, whereas Rwanda has 5 factors. Backside-placed Libya has just one level and is out of the working for qualification.
A win or draw in opposition to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan will safe the Tremendous Eagles a ticket to the finals in Morocco, scheduled for December 2025/January 2026 with a sport to spare.
The Eagles boycotted their final qualifier in opposition to Libya after struggling poor therapy the place they’d their flight diverted to a different metropolis and in addition held hostage on the Al-Abraq airport on the outskirts of Benghazi for nearly 20 hours with out meals, water and web services.