Nigeria ta Super Eagles tana shirye-shirye don wasan da ta yi da Benin a gasar neman tikitin shiga gasar Afrika Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. Wasan zai gudana a ranar Alhamis, Novemba 14, a filin wasa na Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny dake Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Super Eagles tana kan gaba a rukunin D na gasar neman tikitin AFCON 2025 tare da alamari 10, bayan an ba su alamari uku ba tare da wasa ba saboda matsalolin da suka faru a Libya. Anan, tawagar ta kasance a filin jirgin sama na Libya na tsawon awanni 12 ba tare da samun abinci, ruwa, ko intanet ba, haka ya sa su koma gida ba tare da buga wasan ba. Hukumar kwallon kafa ta Afrika (CAF) ta ba Nigeria alamari uku, wanda ya sa su zama na alamari 10 daga wasanni huɗu[2].
Don haka, Super Eagles ta bukaci ta samu alkalin wasa daya kacal don tabbatar da tikitin shiga gasar AFCON 2025, amma koci Augustine Eguavoen ya bayyana cewa zaɓin zaɓi za samun nasara. Tawagar ta yi nasara da ci 3-0 a wasansu na kwanan nan da Benin a Uyo, inda Ademola Lookman ya zura kwallaye biyu da Victor Osimhen ya zura daya[2].
Benin, wacce ke matsayin na biyu a rukunin D da alamari shida, ta himmatu ta samu nasara don ci gaba da burin ta na shiga gasar AFCON. Tawagar ta Benin ta samu nasara a wasansu na gida da ci 2-1 a watan Yuni a gasar neman tikitin shiga gasar duniya ta FIFA, amma sun sha kashi da ci 2-1 a wasansu na kwanan nan da Rwanda[2].
Tawagar Super Eagles ta karbi bakuncin ‘yan wasa masu daraja kamar Victor Osimhen, wanda ya dawo bayan rashin halartan shi a wata da ta gabata saboda rauni, da Sadiq Umar, wanda ya dawo bayan rauni na tsawon lokaci. Amma, Semi Ajayi ya yi waje saboda rauni na gwiwa, haka kuma Olisa Ndah ya yi waje[2].
Benin kuma tana fuskantar matsalolin jerin ‘yan wasa, inda forward Matteo Ahlinvi ya yi shakku saboda rauni, amma Steve Mounie na Junior Olaitan za jagoranci harin tawagar[2].
