The Super Eagles of Nigeria will begin their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against The Cheetahs of Benin Republic, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, UyoUyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday, with the aim of getting revenge against their visitors.
The Cheetahs, led by former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, stunned the Super Eagles in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with a 2-1 victory, three months ago. The defeat, which was the first for Nigeria in a competitive match against their West African neighbours, led to the departure of George Finidi, as the Super Eagles’ coach.
Super Eagles will have big stars such as Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen, and Victor Boniface, available for this encounter. You can watch the match live on DStv Ch 204 and GOtv ch 62, at 5 pm on Saturday.
Now in his fourth spell as Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen, said he’s confident of victory over Benin Republic and Rwanda. “I have been called to salvage the situation. I’m very confident we will scale through these two games and beyond. We have the players, we have the material, we have the personnel, and we have the support—we have everything. All I ask for is commitment from everybody towards the same goals and objectives.
Earlier in the week, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the sales of tickets for the match on Friday. While the VIP tickets will go for N3,000 each, fans who opt for the regular stands will pay N1,000 each.
Match tickets will be available for sale, according to the NFF Marketing and Sponsorship department at Uyo Township Stadium; Government Primary School, Obio Etoi; Memories FM (Ernest Bassey Street); Comfort FM (Ikot Akpanabia); Inspiration FM (Udo Udoma) and De-Choice Shopping Plaza. Other sale-points will be designated by Thursday.
Saturday’s cracker, which is a Matchday 1 encounter in the race for the finals, will kick off at 5pm.
The Super Eagles are paired in group D alongside Rwanda and Libya who played a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. The Super Eagles will also travel to Rwanda on Tuesday for their second group D match.
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