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2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers
Group L
Matchday 3 and 4
Nigeria v Sierra Leone
13 & 17 November 2020
Nigeria will square off with Sierra Leone in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
The Super Eagles will be at home in Benin City on November 13 in the first match, before they play in Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown on November 17.
Nigeria were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Tunisia in their last game which was a friendly match in October 2020.
As a result, they are winless in their last two matches across all competitions having recorded one draw and one defeat.
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The last time they tasted a win was against Lesotho in December 2019 as they secured a 4-2 victory in the 2022 AFCON qualifier.
Gernot Rohr, the Nigeria head coach, says his side is in good shape following their friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia.
“We saw the confirmation for some of our players like in the goalkeeper [Maduka Okoye] position, like in the left-back [Zaidu Sanusi] position, like also the new defender [Kelvin Akpoguma] who is coming in choosing Nigeria instead of Germany," Rohr said.
"So he can play in the right side, he can play in the middle. I think the team is in a good shape, we worked well, we have more options now for our list.”
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Mauritania in their last game which was a friendly game in October 2020.
The defeat extended the Leone Stars' winless run to three matches across all competitions having registered one draw and two consecutive defeats.
Their last victory came against Liberia as they recorded a 1-0 victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in September 2019.
The last meeting between Nigeria and Sierra Leone was on 9 February 2011.
The Super Eagles edged out the Leones 2-1 in a friendly match which was played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
Head-to-Head (Last five matches)
Matches: 5
Nigeria: 4
Sierra Leone: 1
Draws: 0
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