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The delegations of Nigeria and Benin Republic arrived Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State superior yesterday, up of Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Series Matchday 10 brushwood astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles earned a 2-1 triumph implicit Lesotho successful Polokwane connected Friday to enactment themselves firmly successful contention for the lone automatic summons from Group C, portion table-topping Benin Republic scored precocious against Rwanda’s Amavubi successful Kigali to prime up the maximum points and support their three-point pb connected their West African neighbours.
Goals by Captain William Ekong (from the punishment spot) and debutant Jerome Akor Adams earned Nigeria the 3 points astatine the Peter Mokaba Stadium, and the Super Eagles, 2024 AFCON runners-up, present request a two-goal triumph implicit the neighbours to the westbound (plus South Africa failing to bushed Rwanda successful Nelspruit connected the aforesaid day) to container the lone automatic summons from Group C to North America.
The circumstances are overmuch similar they were successful 2001 and 2009. On some occasions, Nigeria yet scaled done to the planetary finals.
After distant losses to Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Super Eagles were successful a precarious concern and needed to triumph their 3 remaining matches.
They started with a 2-0 decision of leaders Liberia successful Port Harcourt, made casual nutrient of Sudan 4-0 successful Omdurman and past trounced Ghana’s Black Stars 3-0 successful Port Harcourt to suffice for Korea/Japan 2002.
In 2009, Tunisia led for astir of the series, and lone an added-time extremity by Obinna Nsofor against Mozambique successful Abuja kept Nigeria successful the hunt until the last day. On that last day, Nigeria needed to bushed Kenya successful Nairobi and for Tunisia not to triumph successful Maputo against Mozambique.
The Eagles edged the Harambee Stars 3-2 astatine the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani portion Mozambique earned a precocious extremity against Tunisia.
The ambitious Cheetahs, present connected 17 points, are coached by Franco-German tactician Gernot Rohr, who qualified and led Nigeria astatine the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals successful Russia.
Egyptian authoritative Amin Mohamed Omar volition beryllium referee for Tuesday’s explosive battle, with his compatriots Mahmoud Abouelregal, Ahmed Tawfik Ali and Mahmoud Moustafa Elbana successful the roles of adjunct referee 1, adjunct referee 2 and 4th official.
Jason Joseph Damoo from Seychelles volition service arsenic referee assessor; Ghanaian Prosper Harrison Addo volition beryllium the commissioner and; Xolile Vilakati from eSwatini volition enactment arsenic information officer.
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