Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: AFCON 2027 Qualifier, Team News & H2H

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria meet in Bissau on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 with both teams carrying three points into Matchday 2 of AFCON 2027 qualifying Group L. Guinea-Bissau opened with a 2-0 away win over Tanzania, while Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo.

The early Group L picture gives this fixture extra weight. Tanzania already have a place at AFCON 2027 as co-hosts, so Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar are competing for the group’s remaining qualification place.

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Match information	Details
Competition	AFCON 2027 Qualifiers
Group	Group L
Matchday	2
Date	Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Kick-off	16:00 GMT / 17:00 WAT
Venue	Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Nigeria coach	Éric Chelle

Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria are the only Group L teams to enter the second round with three points. Goal difference places Guinea-Bissau above Nigeria after the opening matches.

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Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria team news is particularly important for the Super Eagles because Victor Osimhen is unavailable. The striker was ruled out of both September qualifiers while recovering from a muscle injury.

George Ilenikhena, who scored on his Nigeria debut against Madagascar, picked up a knock before the trip to Bissau and has been managed in training. Akor Adams has also faced a fitness check, leaving Chelle with decisions across the front line. Moses Usor strengthened his case for a start after scoring the winner against Madagascar.

Guinea-Bissau arrive with momentum after beating Tanzania 2-0 in Dar es Salaam. Franculino Djú and Mama Baldé scored the goals, while Fernando Embadjé kept a clean sheet.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria lineups will be confirmed close to kick-off. Current selection reports point to continuity for the hosts and several possible changes for Nigeria because of the fitness questions in attack.

Guinea-Bissau possible XI	Nigeria possible XI
Fernando Embadjé	Stanley Nwabali
Jefferson Encada	Ola Aina / Bright Osayi-Samuel
Opa Sanganté	Semi Ajayi
Rofino Correia	Calvin Bassey
Fali Candé / Simao	Bruno Onyemaechi
Dálcio	Wilfred Ndidi
Janio Bikel / Dju	Alex Iwobi
Alfa Semedo	Moses Usor / Samuel Chukwueze
Mama Baldé	Ademola Lookman
Renato Nhaga	Moses Simon
Franculino Djú / Beto	Tolu Arokodare / George Ilenikhena

The final Nigeria XI depends partly on Ilenikhena’s fitness and Chelle’s choice of shape. He began the Madagascar match with a 4-4-2 before moving toward a 4-2-3-1.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria stats show both teams beginning the campaign with wins. Guinea-Bissau have the better goal difference after keeping a clean sheet in Tanzania, while Nigeria recovered from conceding first against Madagascar.

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guinea-Bissau	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
Madagascar	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
Tanzania	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

Franculino Djú and Mama Baldé were Guinea-Bissau’s Matchday 1 scorers. Nigeria’s two goals against Madagascar came from debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria H2H history covers four previous senior meetings. Nigeria have won three, Guinea-Bissau have won one and none has ended in a draw.

Date	Competition	Result
22 Jan 2024	Africa Cup of Nations	Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Nigeria
27 Mar 2023	AFCON qualifying	Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Nigeria
24 Mar 2023	AFCON qualifying	Nigeria 0-1 Guinea-Bissau
19 Jan 2022	Africa Cup of Nations	Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Nigeria

Guinea-Bissau’s only victory in the series came in Abuja in March 2023 through Mama Baldé. Nigeria responded three days later with a 1-0 win in Bissau and also won the teams’ most recent meeting 1-0 at AFCON in January 2024.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria football form is best read through the current qualifying campaign. Both teams won on Matchday 1, but they did so in different ways: Guinea-Bissau controlled the scoreline away to Tanzania, while Nigeria had to overturn an early deficit against Madagascar.

Mama Baldé gives Guinea-Bissau experience in attack, while Franculino Djú enters the match after scoring in Tanzania. Nigeria still have several established attacking options without Osimhen, including Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze and Tolu Arokodare. Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi remain central to the Super Eagles’ midfield structure.

Group L has an unusual qualification picture because Tanzania are already guaranteed a finals place as one of the three 2027 hosts. CAF has confirmed that only the highest-placed team other than Tanzania will qualify from the group.

That makes the points between Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Madagascar especially valuable. A winner in Bissau would move to six points and take early control of the race among the non-host teams.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria prediction analysis should account for more than the teams’ reputations. Guinea-Bissau arrive after an excellent away result and have already shown they can beat Nigeria, while the Super Eagles have won three of the four previous meetings and recovered well against Madagascar.

Nigeria’s main question is how effectively the attack functions without Osimhen and whether Ilenikhena is fit enough to feature. Guinea-Bissau can make the game difficult by keeping their defensive shape and using Baldé and Franculino when space opens.

The first goal could be important in a fixture whose four previous meetings have all been low scoring. Nigeria have conceded only once across those four games, while Guinea-Bissau’s only goal in the series produced their 2023 win in Abuja.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria today is scheduled for 16:00 GMT, or 17:00 WAT, at Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Bissau. Broadcast availability varies by territory, so viewers should confirm the current rights holder in their country.

Live match pages will update with the official starting XIs, score, goals, cards, substitutions and match statistics once the fixture begins.

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The AFCON 2027 qualifier is scheduled for Tuesday, 29 September 2026.

Kick-off is scheduled for 16:00 GMT, which is 17:00 WAT.

The match is at Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Bissau.

They are in AFCON 2027 qualifying Group L with Tanzania and Madagascar.

Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria both have three points, with Guinea-Bissau first on goal difference. Madagascar and Tanzania have zero.

No. CAF reported that Osimhen was ruled out of both September AFCON qualifiers while recovering from a muscle injury.

Nigeria have won three of the four previous senior meetings. Guinea-Bissau have won once and there have been no draws.

Nigeria won 1-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations on 22 January 2024.

Éric Chelle is Nigeria’s head coach.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria brings together the two Matchday 1 winners in AFCON 2027 qualifying Group L. Guinea-Bissau lead on goal difference after beating Tanzania 2-0, while Nigeria arrive with three points after their 2-1 comeback against Madagascar.

The hosts have recent evidence that they can trouble the Super Eagles, but Nigeria have won the last two meetings and three of four overall. With only one non-host qualification place available from Group L, the result in Bissau can have an early impact on the race to AFCON 2027.

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