Nigeria’s Super Eagles will today take on Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match .
The fixture , billed for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, is one of Group C matches in the African qualifiers
This will be the first match for Coach Finidi George since he was appointed to be in charge of the team and he has the full compliment of twenty-three players in camp .
The Eagles need to win today’s match as Nigeria have just two points from two previous matches in the qualifiers.
Also in the same Group C today, Zimbabwe will host Lesotho.
In some of yesterday’s results, Algeria lost two-one at home to Guinea; Benin Republic beat Rwanda by a lone goal; Mali lost two-one at home to Ghana while Senegal played out a one -one draw against Democratic Republic of Congo.
In other matches also scheduled for today,
Kenya vs Burundi
Mozambique vs Somalia
Angola vs Eswatini
Madagascar vs Comoros
Uganda vs Botswana
Cote D’Ivoire vs Gabon
Moroco vs Zambia
In results of matches played yesterday,
Malami 3–1 Sao Tome
Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Ethiopia
Libya 2–1 Mauritius
Mauritania 0-2 Sudan
Algeria 1–2 Guinea
Benin 1—0 Rwanda
Egypt 2–1 Burkina Faso
Mali 1–2 Ghana
Senegal 1–1 DR Congo
