According to African reporter Gary Al-Smith, the Benin national team chose to charter a flight to Nigeria to prepare for the final round of key matches in the World Cup preliminaries.

Reporters said that the Benin team rarely travels on chartered flights. This exceptional charter flight was arranged to ensure that the team could arrive at the competition venue earlier than the opponent to prepare for the game before Nigeria returned from South Africa.

In the current standings of Group C in the African Zone of the World Preliminaries, Benin has 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 17 points, ranking first in the group; if Benin defeats Nigeria in the final round, it will ensure that it will advance to the World Cup for the first time in history.

World Cup Preliminary African Zone Group C Final Round Schedule