South Africa’s Bafana Bafana will host three-time African champions Nigeria in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
According to information from Gordon Savic, FIFA’s Head of Qualifiers and International Matches, the highly anticipated game will kick off at 4pm GMT (5pm Nigerian time and 6pm in South Africa).
Formerly known as Vodacom Park and later as Free State Stadium, the Toyota Stadium, located in South Africa’s judicial capital, was opened in 1995 and has a capacity of 46,000 spectators.
This potentially explosive Matchday 8 encounter is expected to have significant implications for which team will ultimately secure the only ticket from Africa’s qualifying Group C to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. This match comes three days after the Super Eagles host Rwanda’s Amavubi on Saturday, 6th September.
