7/06 Football Predictions: Nigeria host South Africa in World Cup Qualifiers Plus Other Odds

Football Prediction

Nigeria will host South Africa in the third round of the CAF World Cup qualifiers on Friday night at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.

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Now under the guidance of Finidi George, who replaced Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro earlier this year, Nigeria are gunning for what would be their seventh World Cup qualification berth. They have featured in three of the last four world tournaments, with the exception of the most recent event in Qatar. On either side of the AFCON, George’s side played out consecutive 1-1 draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in this competition, while they beat Ghana 2-1 and lost 2-0 to Mali in their international friendlies in March this year.

South Africa have emerged as one of the most improved teams in Africa in recent years, and following their third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations, they broke into the top-10-ranked teams in the CAF region, according to FIFA rankings. Bafana Bafana have made a mixed start to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, beating Benin 2-1 in their group opener while losing 2-0 to the tournament’s surprise package so far, Rwanda, on the road in game two.

H2H / Stats 

Historically, Nigeria have been the dominant side in this encounter, winning four and drawing five of their last 10 matches against this opponent.

Team News 

Nigeria are missing a few key players, with the most notable being Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, who will not feature in either of the side’s qualifiers this month due to injury. George raised a few eyebrows by opting not to call up Ahmed Musa and veteran defender Kenneth Omeruo for these qualifiers, while Nathan Tella requested to be excused due to personal reasons. The Super Eagles head coach has called up NPFL rising stars Kenneth Igboke and Sodiq Ismael, along with Rizespor midfielder Ibrahim Olawoyin, all of whom are in line for selection.

South Africa will have to make do without the services of an experienced defender as well in Grant Kekana, who was forced to leave the team’s training camp after sustaining a hamstring injury. In place of the centre-back, Broos has given the nod to Kaizer Chiefs defender Given Msimango, while Orlando Pirates’ Nkosinathi Sibisi and FCSB’s Siyabonga Ngezana are also among the new additions to the squad. Ronwen Williams, who saved an incredible four of five penalties against Cape Verde in the AFCON quarter-final, was flagged as an injury doubt but has travelled with the squad and is in contention to make the starting 11.

Probable Line-Up

Nigeria XI: Nwabali (GK) Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Tanimu, Bassey, Ndidi, Onyedika, Lookman, Iwobi, Chukwueze, Boniface

South Africa XI: Williams (GK) Mobbie, Mvala, Ngezana, Modiba, Mokoena, Sithole, Tau, Zwane, Appollis, Rayners

Verdict 

While Nigeria have been the dominant side in this fixture, South Africa have closed the gap to them in the last couple of years and showed that during the AFCON, where it took penalties to find a winner when these sides met. We expect goals in the game.

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Reason: South Africa has had no trouble in scoring goals in recent games and that should continue in this game and going by Nigeria’s attack, they have goals in them too.

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Over 2.5 Goals❌

Reason: On either side of the AFCON, George’s side played out consecutive 1-1 draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in this competition, while they beat Ghana 2-1 and lost 2-0 to Mali in their international friendlies in March this year.

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