30th October 2024, NewsOrient, Sports, News

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the dates for Super Eagles’ final matches in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

AFF says the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda.

The match will be the last on the race from Group D for slots at the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals to be held in Morocco. The competition kicks off in December 2025 until January 2026.

A statement on Tuesday by NFF, sourced from Channels Television, says: “Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Nov. 14 will kick off at 8 p.m., Nigeria time.”

The other match will hold at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

It added that “CAF has appointed Issa Sy from Senegal as the referee, his compatriots Djibril Camara, Nouha Bangoura and El Hadji Amadou Sy will serve as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official, respectively.

“Rene Williams Sere from Cote d’ Voire will be the commissioner while Angolan Inacio Manuel Candido will be referee assessor.”

~ NewsOrient

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