Nigeria, March 27 -- The time has come for the eagerly-awaited 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game between the Benin Republic and Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles.

The two West African sides will battle it out at Stade Charles de Gaulle for a berth at next year's AFCON's tournament to be staged in Cameroon.

The Super Eagles are in pole position in Group L with eight points from their four games played while the Squirrels are a close second-just one point adrift; a development that suggests Saturday's tie will be testy encounter.

Benin Republic's national football team boast an eight-year unbeaten record at home and Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr admits they could prove a hard nut to crack.

"It's a big challeng...