Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is up for another roll of the dice when the Super Eagles tackled the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, Monday at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire.
It is a must win for the Super Eagles who have drawn all their group C games so far and are second to the bottom on the table topped by Lesotho with five points.
The team landed in Abidjan Sunday afternoon and had their warm up on the same venue they lost the African Cup of Nations title to hosts Cote d’Ivoire and coach Finidi George is clinging to hope his team will not suffer another loss.
Benin Republic coach by former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr are motivated having won their first match against Rwanda on Thursday and have had three days of training.
“We’re very much aware of why we are here and what we have to do,” Finidi told the NFF.com
“The players want to go to the World Cup and they have resolved to give their all in every game going forward. We had our opportunities against South Africa on Friday and should have won, but that is gone and we face another challenge now.
“We have resolved not to look too far ahead in this race. The essence is to take it one match at a time. Benin Republic is in our front now, and we must deal with that squarely.”
