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The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria departed for Libya on Sunday morning, forward of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matchday 4 conflict in opposition to the Mediterranean Knights, Soccernet.ng studies.
Nigeria secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Libya on the Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo on Friday courtesy of a late Fisayo Dele-Bashiru strike.
The Tremendous Eagles face the identical opponents in Benina on Tuesday in a matchday 4 conflict of the qualifying collection.
The Tremendous Eagles’ chartered flight left Uyo early on Sunday and made a quick stopover in Kano earlier than persevering with to Benghazi.
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Initially, the Tremendous Eagles had been scheduled to land in Tripoli after which undertake a two-hour street journey to Benghazi.
Nonetheless, that plan was deserted to spare the gamers and officers the pressure of extra journey.
Libya will host the Tremendous Eagles on the 10,000-capacity Martyrs of Benina Stadium in Benina, positioned simply 10 kilometers from Benghazi. The essential match is ready to kick off at 8 PM Nigerian time on Tuesday.
This fixture is the second leg of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, with Nigeria trying to keep their unbeaten run within the group, having received two and drawn one in every of their earlier three encounters.
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The Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) has appointed Cape Verdean official Delgado Santos Rocha Lenine to referee the match.
He shall be assisted by his compatriots Djêry Gomes Lopes and Jorge Santos Fonseca Aritson as assistant referees. Burkina Faso’s Hamidou Diero will function the fourth official.
Somalian Amir Abdi Hassan has been named match commissioner, whereas Malian Dramane Dante will act because the referee assessor. The safety of the occasion shall be overseen by Algerian official Rachid Medjiba.
The extremely anticipated match between Libya and Nigeria will happen on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, with a kick-off at 8 PM native time.
