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.

The result confirmed Nigeria’s qualification for 2025 AFCON as Group D winners with 11 points, following Osimhen’s equalizer in the 81st

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.

Nigeria's spot at the next AFCON was confirmed after Libya defeated Rwanda 1-0 on Thursday at the Amahoro stadium in Kigali

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 .

We've arrived at the business end of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, with the final field of 24 for next year's biennial tournament set to be settled during this international break. We have two AFCON qualifying gameweeks to look forward to,

The players of the Black Stars are eager to end their winless run in the Africa Cup of Nations following news of Sudan's defeat ahead of their game against Angola.