Libya Vs Nigeria: Possible Starting Lineups, Team News, Prediction, Kick Off Time And TV Station

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will attempt to do the double over Libya when they travel to the Taieb Mhiri Stadium in Sfax, Tunisia for the reverse fixture of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifier. The West Africans claimed an emphatic and commanding win in the first encounter played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Super Eagles should complete the double on Tuesday.

The Mediterranean Knights of Libya were quite disappointing in the humiliating 4-0 defeat to Nigeria in Uyo. The fixture was totally one-sided as the North Africans were thoroughly outclassed by the Super Eagles.

The preparation of the Libyans leading to the match against Nigeria in Uyo was plagued by lots of problems with manager Adel Amrouche throwing-in the towel just days before the clash. The defeat in Uyo means the North African team have now dropped to third in Group E with four points, three behind leaders South Africa.

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The Interim manager Omar Al Maryami will have the opportunity to tinker with his team ahead of the reverse fixture against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday. Muaid Ellafi and Mohamed Zaabia could come in for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and Mohamed Anis Saltou, both of whom were highly disappointing in Uyo.

Gernot Rohr, The Super Eagles manager will likely retain the bulk of the starting line-up in the first match in Uyo, hattrick hero Odion Ighalo and the impressive Samuel Kalu will likely lead the attack for Nigeria with Alex Iwobi playing the number 10 role just behind the duo.

Nigeria’s quest to qualify for Cameroon will receive a massive boost if the Super Eagles can earn a third successive win, and it will be only the second time it would happen during Gernot Rohr’s managerial career with the West Africans.

The Nigerian team have bounced back from their opening shock home defeat against South Africa, carrying on their post-World Cup momentum to earn consecutive wins against Seychelles and Libya which moves them into the second position in Group E.

A third straight victory for the Super Eagles would take Nigeria’s points haul to nine, and open a five-point lead ahead of the third-place Libyans. If the above scenario plays out, it means Nigeria will require just one more victory to seal a qualification spot for the African Nations Cup holding in Cameroon next year.

The Libyans will not go down without putting up a fierce challenge in Tunisia. Despite the game technically being a home tie for the Mediterranean Knights, civil unrest in Libya has forced the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to move the fixture to Sfax, a situation which means both teams are playing on a neutral ground.

Despite sitting as group leaders at the start of matchday three on four points, a 4-0 defeat in Nigeria means the Libyans have dropped to the third position in the group, and their qualification hopes will severely be dented if they fail to win against Nigeria on Tuesday.