Benin Republic will go into their remaining 2026 World Cup qualifying conflict in opposition to Nigeria prime of Group C.
The Squirrels benefited from FIFA’s three-point deduction on South Africa to grow to be group leaders forward of the final two fixtures.
And so they have now opened a two-point hole, due to a 1-0 win over Rwanda.
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Gernot Rohr’s now have 17 factors, whereas South Africa have 15 factors.
Bafana Bafana had been held to a 0-0 draw by Zimbabwe.
Nigeria stay in third place regardless of their 2-1 win in Lesotho. The consequence takes the Tremendous Eagles to 14 factors.