Nigeria vs Benin Match Preview
The super eagles begin their African Cup of Nations qualifiers on 7th September against a very determined Benin Republic side. They’ll be looking to make a strong statement as the giants of Africa in the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.
Nigeria National Football Team News
The Super eagles will want to beat the Cheetahs at home after losing to them in their world cup qualifiers fixture. After a failed attempt to get Bruno Labaddia to coach the super eagles, Austin Eguavoen has been appointed by the NFF to salvage the situation in the national team after a very poor run of form in their last 5 matches where they only managed to win once, draw once and lost the other 3 games.
Nigeria national football team will wait for the arrival of their stars, including key players Maduka Okoye and Victor Osimhen, who are expected to join the team on Thursday.
Nigeria form ( all competitions)
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Benin Republic National Football Team News
The Cheetahs will look to build on the strong performances displayed in the last two matches, where they claimed maximum points against Nigeria and Rwanda in their world cup qualifiers fixtures. It seems like the former Nigerian manager Gernot Rohr, has finally found the right selection for this Benin team, after beating Rwanda and the Super eagles in a fine manner, will he once again beat the super eagles?
Benin form ( all competitions)
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Nigeria vs Benin Republic Head To Head
Both sides have met 4 times in the past, with Nigeria edging the Benin side three times and the cheetahs only claiming one in their last encounter. The super eagles managed to win 1-0 on two occasions and 2-1 once, while the Cheetahs returned the favor winning 2-1 in their only win
Nigeria vs Benin Republic Prediction
The Super eagles have a very good home record winning 55 of the 64 matches they’ve played at home and will look to keep the record going
Benin Republic will not go down without a fight, but their poor form away from home might be a negative factor to their endeavour.
Predicted Score: Nigeria 2-1 Benin Republic
Nigeria vs Benin Betting tips
Both teams to score: with Nigeria’s attacking depth and it’s almost shabby defense this is a very likely outcome
Over 1.5 goals: Nigeria will likely net at least two goals in this encounter
Nigeria to win
Nigeria vs Benin Best bet
Both teams to score at 2.50 odds
Over 1.5 at 1.46
Nigeria to win at 1.47 odds
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