Super Eagles to face Benin Republic in March

The Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier against Benin Republic has been fixed for Saturday, March the 27th in Port Novo.

The team’s training camp billed for Lagos will begin on March the 22nd.

Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr also disclosed that the team would travel to Benin Republic with a boat across the gulf of Guinea for the game billed for the Stade De L’amitie.

Although its just 75 miles between Lagos and Porto Novo, the journey takes up to five hours because of the bad roads enroute Benin Republic.

Nigeria won the first fixture two years ago 2-1 in Uyo, with goals from Samuel Kalu and Victor Osimhen, after the visitors had taken a shock lead. The Eagles welcome Lesotho in their final qualifier on March the 30th at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos.