Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- As the countdown ticks toward the decisive Group C showdown between the Nigeria national football team and the Benin national football team on Tuesday, 14 October, at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, the stakes could not be higher.

Head coach Eric Chelle stands at a crucial crossroads; tasked with engineering a must-win performance to keep Nigeria's fading 2026 World Cup dream alive.

The arithmetic is brutal and simple: Nigeria must beat Benin, ideally by at least two clear goals, to stay in contention for qualification.

But standing in their way is a disciplined Beninese side led by a familiar figure, former Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr, who knows Nigerian football inside out.

This isn't just another quali...