On Sunday, Sierra Leone will host Nigeria at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in an African Cup of Nations qualifier, and we took a closer look.
The home side come into this fixture on the back of a 2-0 away victory in their last competitive match in the AFCON Qualifiers against Sao Tome and Principe.
Nigeria also come into this fixture on the back of an away victory when they beat Guinea-Bissau thanks to a Moses Simon penalty in the 30th minute.
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Sierra Leone v Nigeria
Sunday 18 June, 17:00
Siaka Stevens Stadium
AFCON Qualifier
Although Sierra Leone come into this fixture on the back of a victory, it was their only win in seven games- they will definitely be keen to continue their form from their last fixture.
Sierra Leone currently sit third in group A as they hunt for a place at the African Cup of Nations, so a loss against Nigeria could prove detrimental to their hopes of qualifying for Africa’s most prestigious tournament.
Nigeria come into this game in a strong position to qualify for AFCON, sitting top of group A after winning three out of the four qualifiers so far.
The Super Eagles have won the competition three times in the past, so they are very much expected to qualify, but a loss on Sunday could throw a spanner in the works and make the last game a bit nervier than they would have hoped.
Victor Osimhen is the key man for Nigeria, playing a vital role for Napoli last season as they won the Serie A. He contributed with 31 goals across 39 games in all competitions for the Italian side.
With the home advantage for Sierra Leone we expect this game to be a close one, but we predict that Nigeria’s class will shine through- you can odds of them to win the match of 1.42 at Bet9ja. Osimhen has been in red hot goal scoring form for Napoli this season- you can get odds of him to score anytime at 1.7.
Nigeria to win: 1.42
Sierra Leone to win: 7.8
All odds are at time of writing
