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Nigeria kick off their latest Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Equatorial Guinea today.
The Super Eagles start as favourites for a victorious start to Group A in Abidjan, with a tough hold against hosts Ivory Coast, who opened with a win over Guinea-Bissau on Saturday night.
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Nigeria have suffered plenty of injury strife before AFCON once again this year, losing the likes of Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface plus Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi and Real Sociedad striker Sadiq Umar ahead of a ball being kicked.
Three-time winners Nigeria, who last enjoyed continental glory in South Africa in 2013, finished third at the 2019 tournament before falling to Tunisia in the round of 16 in disappointing fashion in Cameroon two years ago.
Despite the absences, Jose Peseiro still has an impressive squad led by Napoli star Victor Osimhen, although his team has not been in very good form in the past and will be keen to get off to a quick start against an Equatorial Guinea side that has reached the quarter-finals twice in the last decade.
TV channel: In the UK, today’s game will be televised live on Sky Sports Mix and the Sky Sports Red Button, with coverage beginning at 1:55pm GMT ahead of a 2pm kick-off.
Live streaming: Sky Sports subscribers can also watch the setting live online with the Sky Go app.
Live Blog: You can follow all of this afternoon’s action on Standard Sport’s live fixtures blog.