FIFA has confirmed that South Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria will be played at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
According to FIFA’s Head of Qualifiers and International Matches, Gordon Savic, through the NFF, the match will kick off at 5 pm Nigerian time.
The 46,000-capacity Toyota Stadium, formerly known as Vodacom Park and later Free State Stadium, is one of South Africa’s most iconic sporting venues, opened in 1995. It served as one of the match venues during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The match comes three days after Nigeria host Rwanda in Uyo on September 6.
South Africa currently top the group with 13 points from six matches, while Nigeria sit in fourth place on seven points.
The Eagles will need the maximum three points in Bloemfontein to revive their qualification.
