Nigeria v Benin preview

Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria are in serious danger of bowing out of the competition in the group stages.

Nigeria in danger of early exit

Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria are in serious danger of bowing out of the competition in the group stages for the first time in 26 years. The Super Eagles have picked up just one point from their opening two games and their fate is no longer in their own hands. Nigeria need to beat Benin in their final Group B clash by two goals and then hope that Ivory Coast beat Mali. Captain Kanu remains a major doubt for the clash, but both Ifeanyi Emeghara and Dickson Etuhu are back in training and could feature. Benin cannot qualify but they could still play their part in dumping Nigeria out of the tournament. Benin, in their second ever finals, have a host of Nigerian-born players and will be out to give one of the continent's big hitters a real run for their money.