Morocco 2025: Libya to host Super Eagles in Benina

 Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday4 encounter.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Libya who are bottom of Group D will host the clash in the facility located in the city of Benina, 19 kilometers outside the country’s second city Benghazi.

Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.

Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Oct. 11, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 15.

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The match in Uyo will kick off at 5 pm, while the battle in Benina will commence at 8 pm Nigeria time.

Libya remains bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.

Nigeria tops the pool with four points, after a 3-0 spanking of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.

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