Libya to host Super Eagles in AFCON 2025 qualifier
Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday 4 encounter.
Libya, who are bottom of Group D, will host the clash in the facility located in the city of Benina, 19 kilometres outside the country’s second city, Benghazi.
Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the venue is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.
Both countries will do battle on Matchday 3 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Oct. 11 before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 15.
The match in Uyo will kick off at 5 p.m., while the battle in Benina will commence at 8 p.m. Nigeria time.
Libya remain bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 draw at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.
Nigeria top the pool with four points after a 3-0 thrashing of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.
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