Nigeria - Madagascar Prediction: The Super Eagles Face the Barea (25/09/2026)

Nigeria hosts Madagascar on Friday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in the qualifiers for CAN 2027, aiming to secure three points and start the campaign well. The Super Eagles, semi-finalists in the last two CAN editions, want to recover from missing the 2022 tournament and avoid recent poor results before CAN 2025. Madagascar, who defeated Nigeria in 2019 during their first CAN appearance, hopes to cause an upset after a series of disappointing qualification results. Corentin Martins hopes to take advantage of Nigerian impatience to achieve a positive result in Uyo.