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South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana will play host to three-time African champions Nigeria in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 9th September 2025.<\/strong>
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\n\u200eAccording to information from Gordon Savic, FIFA\u2019s Head of Qualifiers and International Matches, the highly-anticipated game will commence at 4pm GMT (which is 5pm Nigeria time and 6pm in South Africa).<\/p>\n

\u200eFormerly known as the Vodacom Park and later as Free State Stadium, the Toyota Stadium in South Africa\u2019s judicial capital, was opened in 1995 and has capacity for 46,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

\u200eThe potentially-explosive Matchday 8 encounter is expected to have enormous implications for which team will eventually win the only ticket from Africa\u2019s qualifying group C to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, and comes three days after the Super Eagles would have hosted Rwanda\u2019s Amavubi on Saturday, 6th September.
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