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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be out to avoid another banana peel in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers as they confront the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny on Thursday.

With 10 points in the bag, it has been an extremely impressive qualifying campaign for Nigeria as they once again face neighbours Benin Republic in the reverse fixture of 2025 AFCON qualifiers on Thursday, November 14, at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny with Nigeria needing a draw to book a passage to Morocco.

Head-To-Head

Nigeria have won nine times while Benin Republic emerged victorious twice in their last 11 meetings with bookmakers tipping their Thursday’s clash to end in a stalemate. The Cheetahs could only manage to score five goals against their West African neighbours, with Nigeria putting 19 goals past Benin,

Team News (Nigeria)

Nigeria will be armed to the teeth going into this encounter with the return of towering Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen after picking up an injury. Real Sociedad forward, Sadiq Umar also staged a comeback to the side after suffering a cruciate ligament injury and joined the camp on Wednesday.

Team News – Benin Republic

There are no injury worries ahead of this encounter but all eyes will be on the defensive trio of Rachid Mimouni, Olivier Verdon and Mohamed Tidjani to tighten the lines to minimise the positioning errors that have cost dearly in the past.

Also, the return of creative players like Andreas Hountondji will be vital in their quest to destabilise the Nigerian defence line. Coach Roh is not unaware of the daunting task before his team, but he is beaming with confidence ahead of the match, telling those who care to listen that it won’t be a stroll in the park for Nigeria in Abidjan.

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