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The qualification for the Africa Cup, which will be held from 15 June to 13 July 2019 in Cameroon, will run until March next year. In the current international break is the third qualifying matchday. There will be a match in Group E on Friday night at Ahmadou Bello Stadium in Kaduna. Nigeria will welcome Libya. Already on Monday it comes then to the return match between the two nations, which is however due to the currently bad security situation in Libya in Tunesien discharged. After two rounds of games, the 99th of the current FIFA World Ranking, Libya, tops the group with four points.
The Super Eagles are currently only in third place with three points. In Group E, apart from Nigeria and Libya, there are still South Africa and the Seychelles. Libya started their qualifying campaign for the 2019 Africa Cup in June 2017 with a 5-1 victory against Seychelles. On the second matchday, which took place on 8th September 2018, there was a 0-0 in South Africa for the “Knights of the Mediterranean”. Nigeria had their start to qualify in June 2017 with a 0-2 at home against South Africa in the sand. On the second match day, the West Africans were then able to get the first points with a 3-0 away win at Seychelles. The betting base presents their analysis of the game Nigeria vs. Libya and has for the tip “victory Nigeria” found great odds.
Nigeria:
Nigeria had qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In Group D, the Super Eagles lost the opening 0-2 against Croatia. Then you could win the second game 2-0 against Iceland. With the 1: 2 in the last group match against Argentina, the West Africans managed in the end but only to third place and had to start the homeward journey after the preliminary round. Nigeria have won the African Cup three times (1980, 1994 and 2013). There are also four second places and seven third places. But they could not qualify for the last two finals. At the African Nations Championship, which has been held since 2009, Nigeria was once third (2014) and once second (2018).
Since August 2016, Nigeria is being looked after by German coach Gernot Rohr. Despite the unsatisfactory result at the 2018 World Cup Rohr was allowed to retain his office first. Now, in qualifying for the Africa Cup, it’s two times against Libya. For the two games against Libya Rohr has called young players such as Issac Success (Watford), Ola Aina (Torino FC) and Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto) into the squad. A return to the squad celebrate Moses Simon (Levante) and Shehu Abdullahi (Bursaspor). Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) and William Troost-Ekong (Udinese Calcio) are back in the circle of the national team after injury. From the 2nd Bundesliga is Jamilu Collins from SC Padeborn in the squad. John Obi Mikel, on the other hand, was not invited as he is not really fit after an injury. Also Kelechi Nwakali, Simeon Nwankwo and Joel Obi received no invitation. Rohr usually lets the Super Eagles play 4-3-3. Good results scored the team but also in the 3-5-2.
Libya:
Libya had failed in qualifying for the finals in Russia. The “Knights of the Mediterranean” intervened in the second round of the CAF qualifiers and sat down there 1-0 and 3-1 against Rwanda. After that, Libya was dissolved into a group with Tunisia, DR Congo and Guinea. With only one win, one draw and four defeats, as well as a goal difference of 4:10, the North Africans missed the ticket for the World Cup in the end as a group third. The start of qualifying for the Africa Cup, however, was much better.
The greatest success in the history of Libya was certainly the victory in the African Nations Cup in 2014. At the African Cup in their own country in 1982, it was enough for the runner-up title. For the following 17 African Cup finals, Libya then qualified only twice, the last time in 2012. In both participations but was already after the preliminary round final. Since May 2018 Libya was trained by the Algerian nobility Amrouche. Just four days before the game against Nigeria, the coach has now resigned from office. The main reason should not have been paid salaries. For the next international matches now the assistant of Amrouche, Omar Al-Maryami, takes over the coaching office.
Nigeria vs Libya head to head matches
19.01.18 ANC Libya Nigeria 0 : 1
16.08.05 FI Libya Nigeria 0 : 1