Nigeria Men's National Football Team needs a win against Benin and for Rwanda to beat South Africa or draw with South Africa in order to qualify to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Super Eagles are in third place in Group C with 14 points trailing group leaders Benin (17 points) and South Africa (15 points) as they head towards the decisive match against Benin on Tuesday, October 14 at 16:00 GMT in Nigeria.
The group winners only qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Nigeria are hoping to win their place at the tournament after South Africa striker Lyles Foster called on Bafana Bafana's fans not to be despondent. (Click underlined text to read full story)
The African giant did not make it to the 2022 World Cup and before the big-match game, former Nigeria striker Brown Ideye has called on striker Victor Osimhen to be given a strike partner.
"Osimhen surely needs someone to play with. With Tolu [Arokodare] in the first half and Akor [Adams] for the little time he played, we are still looking for the balance for the pairing with any of them and Osimhen" Ideye said to Super Sport.