Ahead of their (Match-day five) 2023 Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone, Nigeria will open camp in Lagos on June 11. Super Eagles will hold training at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos – before heading for Liberia.
Sierra Leone to host the Group A leaders at the SKD Stadium in Liberia on June 18th. This is a must-win for Leone Stars if they are to revive their qualification chances.
Nigeria won the first meeting between the two nations 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on 09 June 2022.
Sierra Leone Stars have played all their home games in the race to Ivory Coast on the road away from Freetown, with no suitable ground in their country to host international matches.
Nigeria topped Group A of the qualifiers with nine points after four games, followed by Guinea-Bissau with seven points, while Sierra Leone sit third with five points after the same number of games.
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