U23 AFCON Qualifiers: Venue and dates confirm for deciding Nigeria versus Guinea

Nigeria clash with Guinea in the final round of U23 African Cup of Nations qualifier will hold in March, 2023.

In the Second round, East African side Uganda withdrew from the competition, paving way for Guinea to qualify and will now face Nigeria in an all West African final round clash of the qualifier.

According to the fixture, Nigeria will host Guinea at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba where the Olympic Eagles edged out Tanzania 2-0 to qualify 3-1 on aggregate. The first leg in Ibadan is expected to hold between March 20-28, 2023.

However, the second leg in Conakry is scheduled to come up a week later, as the winner on aggregate from both legs will qualify for the U-23 AFCON, which will be hosted in Morocco in November 2023.

The competition will serve as the qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games to be staged in Paris, France.

Meanwhile, in other fixtures, Egypt will be having it tough against Zambia, South Africa will take on Congo, Ghana will be away to DR Congo and it will be a West African derby between Senegal and Mali.

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