By Salifu Usman,Abuja
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles have booked their place on the yr’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco after a1-1 draw towards Benin on the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday.
Benin opened the scoring within the sixteenth minute when Mohamed Tijani capitalized on a nook supply from Junior Olaïtan, heading the ball into the middle of the web.
The Tremendous Eagles discovered themselves trailing regardless of creating alternatives, with Victor Osimhen and Moses Simon each testing Benin’s defence.
Within the second half, Nigeria intensified their assault and had been rewarded within the 81st minute when Osimhen met Simon’s cross with a exact header to stage the rating.
Benin fought exhausting to reclaim the lead, however Nigeria’s defence held agency, preserving the draw.
Nigeria’s qualification for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON marks a aid for followers and units the stage for his or her preparations for the match.
With the outcomes, Nigeria have formally certified for the AFCON 2025 in Morocco, securing a prime spot end in Group D with unbeaten file.
Benin, in the meantime, stays in rivalry however will want optimistic ends in their ultimate recreation towards Libya to have any probability of progressing.
In the meantime, chairman of Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has prolonged his congratulations to the Tremendous Eagles, praising their efforts and willpower in securing qualification for AFCON 2025 with a match to spare.
Dikko stated the qualification a recreation to spare displays the group’s exhausting work, dedication, and expertise.
Nigeria’s place in Morocco was earlier confirmed following Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda, making certain the Tremendous Eagles’ qualification even earlier than their 1-1 draw towards Benin yesterday.
