The Super Eagles this morning flew out to Benghazy, Libya, with a stopover in Kano for Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifying reverse tie.
The Super Eagles chartered flight will land in Benghazy, officials told SCORENigeria
This will be a better arrangement for the Super Eagles.
The previous arrangement of landing in Tripoli and then undertaking a two-hour trip by road to Benghazy would have been stressful for the Super Eagles.
Libya will welcome the Super Eagles to the 10,000-capacity stadium in Benina, which is 19 kilometres from Benghazy and has an artificial pitch, Tuesday night.
Kick-off time is 8pm.
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