WC Qualifiers - Africa News: Nigeria vs Benin Confirmed Line-ups

By Renata Leite, FootballPredictions.NET, 15:44 14/10/2025

The time is edging ever-closer to the Nigeria vs Benin WC Qualifiers - Africa game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the teams have just been announced.

Here is the starting line-up for Nigeria which has been confirmed as follows:

Nigeria

Stanley Nwabali
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Nigeria
Zaidu Sanusi #12
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Nigeria
Semi Ajayi
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Crayford, England
Calvin Bassey #3
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Aosta, Italy
Benjamin Fredrick #22
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Nigeria
Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Alex Iwobi
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Moses Simon
Forward
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Jos, Nigeria
Samuel Chukwueze
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Umuahia, Nigeria
Victor Osimhen
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Akor Adams #9
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Nigeria
Bench: Adeleye, A (G), Troost-Ekong, W (D), Onyemaechi, B (D), Onyeka, F (M), Yusuf, A (M), Uche, C (M), Olusegun, O (F), Arokodare, T (F), Moffi, T (F), Obasogie, A.

The starting line-up for Benin has also been confirmed as follows:

Benin

David Kiki #12
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Vakaon, Benin
Mohamed Tijani #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 91kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ivory Coast
Hountondji, C
Olivier Verdon #6
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Clamart, France
Imourane Hassane #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Savalou, Benin
Andréas Hountondji #37
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: France
Steve Mounié #9
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Parakou, Benin
Aiyegun Tosin #15
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Benin
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Dodo, D
Ouorou, T
Dandjinou, M
Substitutes: Allagbé, S (G), Fassinou, R (D), Kossi, R (M), Ahlinvi, M (M), Olaitan, J (F), Tessilimi, O (F), Dossou, J (F), Attidjikou, S, Rachidou, R, Ahouangbo, M, Amoussou, R, Marcel Serge Obassa, A.

See the link below for our full match preview and statistics.

Nigeria
Benin
4 - 0
👉 Nigeria to win
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