Super Eagles face Gabon today in the 2026 World Cup playoffs, after a protest over unpaid allowances. Eric Chelle hopes to keep momentum from their Benin victory.

Nigeria’s players are fully focused on their 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifier playoff against Gabon on Thursday after the resolution of a dispute over bonuses that led to a boycott of training, according to captain William Troost-Ekong.

Nigeria face Gabon in their semifinal (6pm SA time) of the African qualifier playoffs being held in Rabat, Morocco, hoping to book a place in Sunday’s final against either Cameroon or the Democratic Republic of Congo (9pm SA time semifinal).

Around the half-hour mark, hundreds of Gabon fans swarmed into the stand behind Nigeria’s goalkeeper Nwabali. They waved flags, blew whistles and banged drums. It’s no coincidence that the momentum in the first half shifted in Gabon’s favour following their arrival. Aubameyang and denis Bouanga started to threaten on the counter.

The Federal Republic of Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, has funded a project to equip 18 young Nigerians with specialised skills in the hospitality sector.