Morocco 2025: Libya to host Super Eagles in Benina

 

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 Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday4 encounter.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Libya who are bottom of Group D will host the clash in the facility located in the city of Benina, 19 kilometers outside the country’s second city Benghazi.

 

Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.

 

Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Oct. 11, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 15.

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The match in Uyo will kick off at 5 pm, while the battle in Benina will commence at 8 pm Nigeria time.

 

Libya remains bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.

 

Nigeria tops the pool with four points, after a 3-0 spanking of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.

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