2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Nine players arrive Super Eagles camp

Nine players have arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ahead of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda.

This was revealed by media officer of the team Promise Efoghe.

The players who are currently in Uyo William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Olisa Ndah, Taiwo Awoniyi, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Wilfred Ndidi and Amas Obasogie.

The Eagles will host Gernot Rohr-Benin Republic on Saturday, September 7, 2024, in their first Group D match, billed for for 5 pm inside the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

On September 10, they will travel to Kigali to take on Rwanda on matchday 2 of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers.

The last time the Eagles faced Benin Republic was in June 2024 on matchday 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which the French speaking won 2-1 in Abidjan.

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The qualification for the 2025 AFCON began with the preliminary round from March 21 to 26 and will conclude with the group stage matches in September, October, and November 2024.

Twenty-four teams will qualify for the final tournament, including the automatically-qualified hosts, Morocco.

This is the first time Morocco will host the AFCON since 1988 which the Eagles finished second after losing 1-0 to Cameroon in the final.

At the 2023 AFCON, the Eagles under former coach Jose Peseiro, lost 2-1 to hosts Côte d’Ivoire in the final.