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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

Benin Republic head coach Gernot Rohr has named a 24-man squad for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Zimbabwe and South Africa, Afrosport reports. Rohr has invited defenders Mohamed Tijani and Abdoul Moumini, midfielders Sessi D'Almeida, Dodo Dokou, and Hassane Imourane, and forwards Junior Olaitan, Andreas Hountondji, and Steve Mounie. The German also handed call-ups to goalkeepers Serge Obassa of Remo Stars, Marcel...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Mounie, Rohr recount Benin ordeal in Libya

by Kunle Fayiga

21 November 2024

Benin captain Steve Mounie has recounted the ordeal his team faced when they played Libya in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, describing it as a "war zone" in Tripoli, Afrosport reports. The Cheetahs needed just a point to book their place in next year's finals in Morocco which they did with the game ending goalless. It was however not a pleasant experience for...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Why the Super Eagles must defeat Benin in Abidjan

by Kunle Fayiga

13 November 2024

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be up against neighbours Benin in the penultimate fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday, with the permutation pretty straightforward. Augustine Eguavoen's men need at lest a draw to book to their place in next year's finals in Morocco which is achievable considering they are yet to lose a game in the ongoing qualifiers. They also...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Injury blow to Benin as Olivier Verdon pulls out due to injury

by Ibikunle Salako

13 November 2024

Benin Republic will be without influential defender Olivier Verdon for their crucial matches against the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old has been ruled out of both games because of injury, Benin’s head coach Gernot Rohr confirmed on Tuesday. 𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗘𝗧 𝗟𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗬𝗘 Après l’absence de...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

by Ibikunle Salako

9 September 2024

The Super Eagles will kickstart their journey to securing a spot in the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, this Saturday when they battle the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. The West African Neighbours are no strangers to each other as Nigeria, ranked fifth in the continent have always had the upper hand over Benin, the...

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2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Rohr names 24-man Benin squad for Zimbabwe, South Africa

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Mounie, Rohr recount Benin ordeal in Libya

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Why the Super Eagles must defeat Benin in Abidjan

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Injury blow to Benin as Olivier Verdon pulls out due to injury

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

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