Nigeria’s Beach soccer team, the Supersand Eagles, will today, July 27, at 5 pm, face Mauritania in a second-leg encounter at the Beach Soccer Arena inside the Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna, in a bid to seal qualification for the 2024 Beach African Cup of Nations after a five-year hiatus.

The Abdulahhi Isa-led side needs only a draw against their counterparts from Mauritania to grab a ticket to this year’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, following a 5-4 victory in the first leg away in Nouakchott.

A dogged performance against the Mauritanians on Saturday last week earned the two-time African champions the win, with goals from Emeka Ogbonna, Emmanuel Ohwoferia and Taiwo Adams, and a brace from old warhorse Victor Tale.

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Mozambican officials to take charge of the game. Dique Salvador Muxanga is the referee, with his compatriots Angelo Almeida Nguenha and Jonas Chochota Chochato as Referees one and two respectively. Angolan Eliano Domingos Tito Iacala will be the timekeeper while Adalberto Luis Fonseca Catambi from Sao Tome and Principe will serve as commissioner.

All the match officials arrived in Kaduna on Thursday, July 25.

A draw or victory on Saturday will send the Nigerian boys to the finals in Egypt. Hosts Egypt, as well as Morocco and Tanzania, whose opponents Angola and Uganda respectively withdrew from the qualifiers, are already through to the eight-team finals.