AFCON: Eagles Set To Face Burundi
This year’s African Cup Of Nations is the 18th time Nigeria will be appearing in the African Football showpiece. Nigeria will begin their journey at the 2019 AFCON with their opening match against Burundi at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt on Saturday (today).
The three-time champions finished top of their AFCON qualifying group which had South Africa, Libya and Seychelles while Burundi came second behind Mali in Group C.
Before the AFCON game, Nigeria had only played the Itamba of Burundi once beating them 2-0 at the MKO Abiola Stadium on January 23, 1999 in a qualifying game for the 2000 AFCON.
The team will be presenting 20 debutants at the football showpiece with Captain Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo the only ones to have been at any other AFCON.