On September 7, 2024, at Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Nigeria will take on the Benin Republic in their first Group D encounter. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.
This was made clear on Monday by a video clip posted on the Super Eagles X account.
The 35th edition of Africa’s international men’s football championship will take place in Morocco, and the teams competing will be chosen by the Confederation of African Football through the 2025 AFCON qualification matches.
The qualification process started on March 21 and ran through March 26, culminating in group-stage matches in September, October, and November of 2024.
Twenty-four teams, including the hosts, Morocco, who advanced automatically, will compete in the championship match.
The Nigeria Football Federation stated that Super Eagles players are anticipated to report to their Uyo camp on Monday, or today.
Nigeria is headed to another major event in Morocco, which will take place from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, after placing second in the 2024 AFCON in Ivory Coast earlier this year.
On September 7, Nigeria will play its first qualifying match against Benin Republic. Three days later, on September 8, the country will play Rwanda in Kigali.
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A 23-man roster for these two games was revealed by the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday.
After Finidi George resigned, Augustine Eguavoen was designated the Super Eagles’ temporary manager. He chose Daniel Ogunmodede and Fidelis Ilechukwu to help him in the 2025 AFCON qualifying matches.
In the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, on June 10, the Super Eagles were defeated 2-1 by Benin Republic. They will be eager to exact revenge.
