“CAF Sets Dates for Super Eagles’ Final Qualifying Matches”

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has scheduled Nigeria’s final qualifying matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda for November 14 and 18.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the NFF detailed the upcoming matches....CONTINUE READING>>>

The Matchday 5 game against Benin will be held at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on November 14, starting at 8 p.m. Nigerian time. Senegalese referee Issa Sy has been appointed to officiate, with Djibril Camara, Nouha Bangoura, and El Hadji Amadou Sy serving as assistant referees and fourth official.

Rene Williams Sere from Côte d’Ivoire will act as the match commissioner, and Inacio Manuel Candido from Angola will be the referee assessor.The Matchday 6 match against Rwanda is scheduled for November 18 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.

Moroccan officials will oversee this game, with Samir Guezzaz as the referee, starting at 5 p.m. Assistant referees Zakaria Brinsi and Abdessamad Abertoune, along with fourth official Kech Chaf Mustapha, will also be from Morocco. Prosper Harrison Addo from Ghana will serve as the commissioner, and Ali Mohamed Ahmed from Somalia will be the referee assessor.

These matches represent the final stage of Nigeria’s Group D campaign as they aim for a place in the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals, which will be held in Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026.