Sao Tome & Principe will welcome Nigeria to Adrar Stadium for their next Group A fixture in the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers on Monday evening with kickoff at 16:00 EAT.
Both sides made opposite starts to the continental showpiece qualifiers with Sao Tome and Principe giving away 1-0 lead to lose 5-1 to Guinea Bissau on Thursday, while Nigeria come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over a resilient Sierra Leone.
Sao Tome & Principe now sit at the bottom of the group and have a lot to do to qualify for their first ever AFCON finals. The Thursday defeat made their 13th consecutive loss across all competitions, which include each of their six outings in the 2022 AFCON qualifiers, where they scored just three goals and shipped 16 to finish rock bottom in Group C.
Andriano Euseboi’s side seems to be reliving the nightmare as they have already suffered a thumping in their opening day and they now face Nigeria, who are the group’s favorite and have much better quality in the squad that Guinea Bissau.
The Super Eagle sit second on goal difference and will be looking to pick a routine victory on Monday as they hope to overtake Bissau to the top spot.
Sao Tome & Principe vs Nigeria head to head
This will be the first ever meeting between the two sides. Take a look at their previous results.
Home
- Guinea Bissau 5-1 Sao Tome & Principe
- Mauritius 3-3 Sao Tome & Principe
- Sao Tome & Principe 0-3 Mauritius
- Ghana 3-1 Sao Tome & Principe
- Sao Tome & Principe 0-2 Sudan
Away
- Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone
- Ecuador 1-0 Nigeria
- Mexico 2-1 Nigeria
- Nigeria 1-1 Ghana
- Ghana 0-0 Nigeria
Sao Tome & Principe team news
Sao Tome & Principe have no injury or suspension reports at their camp ahead of the clash.
Nigeria team news
Nigeria have a fully-fit squad expect for William Troost-Ekong who is a doubt die to a knock he picked against Sierra Leone.
Prediction and odds
- Nigeria win
- Both sides to score (No)
- Goals over 2.5
