A Nigeria side looking to ease concerns from the country’s fanbase will confront Benin on the road in a tough AFCON qualifying Group L test on Saturday. European-based defenders Ola Aina and William Troost-Ekong stated that the uneven results from earlier against Sierra Leone are in the past and that the Super Eagles are ready to put any doubts to rest in Porto-Novo.
Punch Newpapers covers how difficult a task it will be for Nigeria to pull off a victory in Benin. The Squirrels have not lost a competitive match at home in eight years, turning in two 1-0 shutouts from their prior Group L home fixtures against Lesotho and Sierra Leone. Coach Gernot Rohr and non-playing captain Ahmed Musa comment on the task facing the Super Eagles.
