Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A late equaliser from Victor Osimhen stamped Nigeria's ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday night.
Nigeria were trailing against Benin in Group D before Osimhen, the reigning African Footballer of the Year, equalised nine minutes from time to secure a 1-1 draw in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Mohamed Tijani had put Benin ahead after 16 minutes as they sought to repeat a shock triumph over Nigeria in a 2026 World Cup qualifier at the same stadium last year.
Nigeria lead the Group D table with 11 points after five rounds of matches, leaving Benin (seven), Rwanda (five) and Libya (four) to fight for the second qualification place.
Nigeria host Rwanda on Monday at the same time as Libya will have a home advantage over Benin.
Meanwhile, Libya got back into contention by beating Rwanda 1-0 through a late Fahd Mohamed goal in Kigali, Rwanda.
-0- PANA VAO 15Nov2024
