Former Nigerian international Mutiu Adepoju has warned that South Africa and Benin will give the Super Eagles a tough battle in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Recall that Nigeria will play the Bafana Bafana on June 3rd, 2024, before confronting Benin on June 10.

However, in an interview with Hot Sports, Adepoju stated that both South Africa and Benin were desperate to pick points from the Super Eagles.

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“South Africa is not going to be easy; we defeated them in the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and our women defeated them in the Olympic qualifiers,” Adepoju said to Hot Sports.

“It’s always very tough playing against South Africa, just like playing against Cameroon in the past and even Ghana.

“That’s another big opposition. Benin Republic and any team are motivated to play against us.

“What we have to do is try and break them, so all the support should be given to the coaches. The players should have that belief that the whole country is behind them.”

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