Sierra Leone and Nigeria will face each other on June 18th at 18:00 CEST at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia. 
Nigeria only needs a point to secure a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations, but the players, including Napoli's striker Victor Osimhen, will aim for more. Sierra Leone will take the field desperate for a win to stay in the race for qualification.

Currently, Sierra Leone is in third place with 5 points in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, while Nigeria is in second place with 9 points.

Sierra Leone:
In the last match on March 26th, Sierra Leone defeated São Tomé and Príncipe with a score of 0-2.
In this Africa Cup of Nations qualification season, they have won once, lost once, and drawn twice. They have scored an average of 1.75 goals per match and conceded 1.5.
They have not lost in 7 of the last 8 matches in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
More than 0.5 goals have been scored in the first half in 5 of Sierra Leone's last 6 matches.

Nigeria:
In the last match on March 27th, Nigeria defeated Guinea-Bissau with a score of 0-1.
In this Africa Cup of Nations qualification season, they have won 3 times and lost once.
They have scored an average of 3.25 goals per match and conceded 0.5.
They have kept a clean sheet in the last 5 away matches and have not lost in 7 of the last 8 matches in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Head-to-Head:
In the last direct encounter on June 9th, 2022, Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone at home with a score of 2-1.
In the last 3 matches between the two teams, Sierra Leone has never won, Nigeria has won once, and there have been 2 draws.
Sierra Leone has scored an average of 1.7 goals per match, while Nigeria has scored an average of 2.0 goals per match.

Nigeria has a strong team and a higher average of goals scored compared to Sierra Leone. 
It will be interesting to see how the two teams will face each other and if Sierra Leone will manage to get a victory to stay in contention for qualification. Nigeria will seek to secure the necessary point to guarantee a place in the Africa Cup of Nations but will be determined to do more.
BetMines predicts a victory for Nigeria.