Sao Tome & Principe Host Super Eagles in Tough 2023 AFCON Qualifiers; Preview, Kickoff Time

• Sao Tome & Principe will tackle the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Morocco on Monday afternoon, 13 June, in AFCON 2023 qualifiers
• The hosts started their campaign in the AFCON 2023 qualifiers with a 5-1 defeat against Guinea-Bissau
• Napoli striker Victor Osimhen who impressed against Sierra Leone is still expected to lead the attack for Nigeria

Sao Tome & Principe will on Monday afternoon, 13 June, be hosting the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the match-day 2 encounter of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Having defeated visiting Sierra Leone 2-1 in their first game last week at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Super Eagles players left the country on Saturday with boosted morale.

Sierra Leone took a surprise lead in Abuja against the Super Eagles before Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen scored for Jose Peseiro to get his first win as coach of the three-times African champions.

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What did Sao Tome & Principe play in their own game?

Sao Tome & Principe suffered a big defeat in their own first AFCON 2023 qualifying game as they were hammered 5-1 by Guinea-Bissau.

But this time around, they will be playing in front of their fans and will want to impress against the Super Eagles.

Head-to-head between Sao Tome and Principe and Nigeria

According to the reports on Soccernet and GOAL, the game in Agadir will be the first-ever matchup between the two teams as Nigeria’s Super Eagles have never met the Falcons and Patriot Team of Sao Tome & Principe.

The kickoff time for the match is 2 pm, Nigerian time.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how the Super Eagles on Sunday morning, June 12, arrived Agadir, Morocco, ahead of Monday’s Group A 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe.

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In a video clip posted on Instagram, players and officials can be seen disembarking from the Air Peace airline’s Embraer 195 E2 which has flown the team to a number of match venues.

According to a statement from NFF, the team touched down at the Aeroport Agadir Almarissa at exactly 8.15 am on Sunday, with a total of 25 players and a technical and administrative crew.

Nigeria’s delegation to Morocco was led by NFF 2nd Vice President, Mallam Shehu Dikko.

The delegation also included the General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, a number of board members, a couple of NFF Management and Staff, a few stakeholders and some media representatives.