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Here are cardinal details specified arsenic wherever to watch, head-to-head and squad quality to cognize up of the Nigeria vs Benin Republic World Cup qualifiers.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria person resumed grooming connected Sunday evening up of their important 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic, scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, 2025. The lucifer astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, volition find Nigeria’s destiny successful Group C arsenic they pursuit a World Cup ticket.
The travel to Uyo was not without drama, arsenic the squad experienced a hold successful Angola aft their craft suffered a cracked windscreen midair connected Saturday. Despite the setback, the players regrouped and resumed preparations for what is present considered a do-or-die encounter.
Benin Republic presently pb Group C with 17 points, followed intimately by South Africa with 15 points and Nigeria with 14 points. The contention for the group’s sole qualification spot remains aggravated aft Bafana Bafana’s goalless gully against Zimbabwe and FIFA’s three-point deduction that reshuffled the standings.
The Super Eagles boosted their hopes with a 2-1 triumph implicit Lesotho connected Friday, keeping their qualification dreams live up of this decisive last radical clash.
Nigeria vs Benin Team News
Both Nigeria and Benin Republic escaped caller wounded setbacks from their past matches but volition contend with cardinal suspensions up of Tuesday’s clash.
For Nigeria, winger Ademola Lookman volition miss the brushwood aft receiving a yellowish paper against Lesotho. Meanwhile, Benin Republic manager Gernot Rohr volition beryllium without Yohan Roche and Sessi D’Almeida, who are some suspended owed to yellowish paper accumulation.
However, Rohr could invited backmost Junior Olaitan, the Nigeria-born Goztepe forward, who arrived precocious to campy owed to an wounded interest but whitethorn beryllium disposable for selection.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that some teams were expected to get successful Nigeria from Polokwane and Kigali respectively connected Saturday afternoon, though question delays altered those plans slightly.
Nigeria vs Benin Head-to-Head
Nigeria and Benin Republic stock a long-standing rivalry, having met 17 times successful each competitions. The Super Eagles person historically dominated this fixture with 13 wins, 3 draws, and just 1 loss—a decision that came earlier successful the qualifiers erstwhile Benin stunned Finidi George’s men 2-1 astatine the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium successful Abidjan.
The Super Eagles volition present look to avenge that nonaccomplishment and reclaim power of the qualification contention successful beforehand of their location fans successful Uyo.
Where to Watch Nigeria vs Benin online
Fans tin drawback each the enactment unrecorded from the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium erstwhile the lucifer kicks disconnected astatine 5:00 p.m. (Nigeria Time) connected Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
- In Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa: Live broadcast connected DStv SuperSport channels and streaming via the DStv app.
- Alternative section options: SportyBet TV and AfroSport.
- International audiences: Stream unrecorded connected the FIFA+ app, portion viewers successful the United States tin ticker the lucifer connected ESPN+.
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