Eiii Ghana! Today be serious game day as Nigeria and Gabon dey lock horns for one crucial World Cup 2026 playoff match. The Super Eagles, after some shaky start for the qualifiers, don show real power, winning their last matches to secure their place for this playoff. Remember how dem beat Benin like say tomorrow no dey? E send dem straight to the top two for Group C.
But Gabon dey come too! Dem secure their playoff spot easily, finishing 12 points ahead of Gambia for Group F. Dem miss the automatic spot by just one point, with Ivory Coast topping the group, but dem dey confident wey dem go give Nigeria real fight today. Dem no lose for their last seven competitive matches, so dem know say if dem beat Nigeria, dem dey one step closer to the World Cup.
Who go win this crucial match?
The winner of this match go face either Congo or Cameroon for the playoff final. And the winner of that final go go face other teams from different continents for the intercontinental playoffs, all for a chance to play for the World Cup next year for Canada, Mexico and the United States.
How dem reach here?
Nigeria just about squeeze enter the playoffs because of Frank Onyeka ein goal for the 91st minute wey help dem beat Benin 4-0. That goal make dem pass Burkina Faso by just one goal difference. Gabon do well pass all of dem inside the group stage, followed by DR Congo and then Cameroon.
- Nigeria vs Gabon: E start today, November 13th, 4pm GMT.
- Cameroon vs Congo DR: Later the same day.
- The final go happen on Sunday.
All the matches dey happen for Rabat, Morocco. Make we support our African brothers as dem fight for World Cup glory!