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The last time these two teams met was in June during a World Cup qualifying match, which the Cheetahs won 2-1. This will be their second encounter in four months.
Nigeria took the lead three minutes before halftime via Raphael Onyedika. Still, Benin got right back on track with Jodel Dossou, who equalized ten minutes later, and Steve Mounie, who scored three minutes into the first-half stoppage time.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
Nigeria and Benin have met eight times, with six victories for the Super Eagles and two for the Cheetahs.
Gernot Rohr, a former coach of Nigeria's national team, is now in charge of Benin, and his team won their most recent match against this opponent.
Nigeria x Benin Republic Team News
Victor Osimhen, a new striker for Galatasaray, and William Troost-Ekong, named the tournament's best player at the AFCON 2023, have both returned to the Super Eagles lineup after injury sidelined him during June's World Cup qualifiers.
Taiwo Awoniyi is also back on the team after being inactive for the last AFCON and the June games.
Crawley Town defender Benjamin Tanimu has been brought in to replace the injured Bright Osayi-Samuel of Fenerbahce, who was originally nominated to the team.
Both Dossou and Mounie, who scored in the last match, will be starting for Benin in this game. Two players, Bachirou Sika from Coton FC and Samadou Attidjikou from Bani Ganse FC were called up for the first time.
Our Predictions
Nigeria to win @1.56 on Sky247.ng.
Nigeria will be looking for revenge in this match after their defeat in June. Compared to the June squad, the Super Eagles could be stronger thanks to the return of deadly attacker Osimhen and captain Ekong.
Even though Rohr knows the team's talents inside and out, the current uncertainty might be a problem.
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