Nigeria Super Eagles aims to continue with their good start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when they host Libya in the third round of the qualification seriee at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday.
As the Eagles wish to continue with their unbeaten start to the series, the Mediterranean Knights counterpart will be aiming for their first win.
The Super Eagles started the qualifiers with a convicing 3-0 victory over Benin Republic before playing a goalless draw away at Rwanda a couple of days later in Kigali.
Austin Eguavoen’s side is currently top of Group D with four points and are the only team yet to concede a goal in the group.
A doubleheader victory over Libya will position them to the edge of securing qualification, a scenario that the interim coach believes will play out.
“The boys are ready to fight for those three points. Every second counts, and we know what it means to get the job done and over with as early as possible,” the coach said ahead of their encounter with the Libyans.
Nigeria head into today’s encounter without talisman Victor Osimhen, but do have enough quality in the team to get the job done against the visitors, who arrived in Uyo with a new coach.
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