Nigeria’s Super Eagles have departed Polokwane, South Africa for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Benin Republic.
The Super Eagles on Friday defeated the Crocodiles of Lesotho 2-1 at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in the South African city of Polokwane to keep world cup hope alive.
In the other match, South Africa were held to a scoreless draw by Zimbabwe in Durban while Benin Republic pipped hosts Rwanda 1-0 in Kigali.
All three teams maintained the position they were in Group C before kick-off of their matches, third-placed Nigeria, on 14 points, will host table-toppers Benin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday while South Africa have their work cut out against Rwanda’s Amavubi.
Victory for Super Eagles against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday, and failure by South Africa to beat Rwanda, will see the Super Eagles top the group and qualify automatically to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals to be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.