The Super Eagles have never lost to Libya and the Nigerian side is poised to seal their fifth win against the Knights when the two teams meet in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo this evening.
The Eagles won all four of their last meetings against the North Africans keeping a clean sheet in three. Nigeria claimed a comprehensive 7-2 aggregate victory over the Knights during the 2018 AFCON qualifiers with Odion Ighalo netting a fantastic hat-trick in Uyo.
The Eagles are Group D leaders with four points having beaten Benin Republic 3-0 before a goalless draw at Rwanda and will be seeking to consolidate their leadership with another victory today.
Contravesely, Libyans have endured a poor run in the campaign with just one point after drawing 1-1 with Rwanda before losing 2-1 to Benin.
Erstwhile Manager Milutin Sredojevic is the immediate casualty of the poor start as the Serbian was sacked and replaced with Nasser AlHadiri.
Al-Hadiri can consider this a baptism of fire for him but he can draw inspiration from GuineaBissau, South Africa, and Congo who all claimed victories on Nigerian soil in recent years.
The uncertainty surrounding the technical bench of the Eagkes seems to have been resolved, albeit, temporarily after coach Austin Eguavoen was given the mandate to manage the team for the rest of the AFCON qualifiers.
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen, who is Nigeria’s top-scoring player still active, is unavailable due to injury.
