Thursday Oct 10, 2024. 15:03
Group D favourites Nigeria will be looking to take one step closer to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco when they host Libya in a qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday, October 11.
Kick-off is at 6pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)
Nigeria Football Federation technical director Augustine Eguavoen had made an unbeaten start to his tenure as interim coach after kicking things off with a solid 3-0 victory over Benin in Uyo on September 7.
The Super Eagles laboured to a 0-0 draw with Rwanda in Kigali three days later, although they remain on top in Group D, one point ahead of the Cheetahs.
The Mediterranean Knights enjoyed a strong start to the year, winning their first four matches (all friendlies) and beating Mauritius 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on June 6 before suffering their first defeat at the hands of Cape Verde (1-0) five days later.
Nasser Al-Hadhiri’s side began their AFCON qualifying adventure with a 1-1 draw against the Wasps on September 4 and took an early lead in their clash with Benin the following week only to be beaten 2-1 in Abidjan.
The group is still wide open though, as they trail Rwanda by just one point in fourth place and find themselves three adrift of leaders Nigeria.
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