Sports AFCON 2015: Nigeria to play South Africa in Cape Town on September 10

[Babalola Oluwatomiwa]

South Africa have chosen Cape Town as the venue of their game against the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers.

The Bafana Bafana will be hosting Nigeria on September 10 in the second game for both countries in group A.

Nigeria will be hoping to secure qualification for the Nations Cup competition in order to put up a defence of their title,and they will kick off the qualifiers with a home game against the Amavubis of Rwanda.

The countries that Nigeria will be coming up against in Group A are: South Africa,Rwanda and Sudan.

Nigeria is the favourite to top the group,but South Africa would fancy their chances against the defending champions of the the competition,although they have a very poor record against the West African nation.