Nigeria have qualified for AFCON 2025 even before playing Benin Republic. The Super Eagles have the Libyans to thank for making their campaign easy.

Nigeria head five qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, as Ghana are given a lifeline in their bid to reach Morocco.

Three-time continental champions Nigeria were among five sides to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in the penultimate round of fixtures played on Thursday .

Nigeria has qualified for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco with two games to spare, thanks to Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali on Thursday

This was after Libya snatched a narrow 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali in an earlier Group D encounter, thanks to a late strike by Fahd Saad Mohamed.

With time ticking out, with Interim coach Augustine Eguavoen made some changes. Moses Simon and Raphael Onyedika came in for Kelechi Iheanacho and debutant Gabriel Osho, respectively. That move paid off as substitute Moses Simon provided the pinpoint cross that Osimhen headed into net for vital equaliser for Nigeria in the 81st minute.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles confirmed their ticket at the 2025 Africa Cup Nations, AFCON, after Rwanda’s 1-0 loss to Libya on Thursday. Libya defeated Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Thursday evening.