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Nigeria’s Super Eagles confirmed their ticket at the 2025 Africa Cup Nations, AFCON, after Rwanda’s 1-0 loss to Libya on Thursday.
Libya defeated Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Thursday evening.
Fahd Saad Mohamed scored the goal in the 84th minute to silence the entire Rwandan fans in their stadium.
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This comes ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON qualifier with Benin Republic at the Stade de Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan.
Nigeria head into the game against Gernot Rohr’s side with 10 points from four games, while Benin has 6 points from the same number of games in Group D.
Rwanda are on 5 points from five matches, while Libya are now on 4 points with five matches, with both teams having one match left in the qualifying series.
Nigeria were among four sides to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco without kicking a ball on Thursday.
Gabon, South Africa and Uganda are also assured of their places after results in their respective groups went their way.
In other news, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have suspended referee David Coote until further notice.
PGMOL confirmed this in a statement on Monday evening.
This follows a leaked video, in which Coote described Liverpool as sh*t and insulted the club’s former manager, Jurgen Klopp.
In the statement, PGMOL said: “David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.
“PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete.”
Coote was the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for Liverpool’s controversial 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield in December 2023.
During the Premier League clash, Martin Odegaard appeared to deny Mohamed Salah from storming into the Gunners box by handling the ball inside the 18-yard box.
