FC Nantes winger, Moses Simon, looks set to start for the Super Eagles against Libya today as Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, goes for broke on the way to sealing qualification to the 2025 AFCON even with matches to spare. Last month, Moses Simon was a second-half replacement for Milan star Samuel Chukwueze. Moses Simon was one of the top stars at the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon, where Eguavoen was previously in charge of the Super Eagles. FACT-FILESuper Eagles have won 14 of their last 19 AFCON qualifiers, losing just once (0-1 vs Guinea-Bissau in March 2023). Nigeria and Libya’s two previous clashes in AFCON qualifiers produced nine goals in total, with Nigeria winning both encounters in October 2018 (4-0 and 3-2).

Source: Libya Today October 11, 2024 13:16 UTC