2026 World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria to battle S/Africa, Benin, others in group C

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in the Preliminary Round of Africa’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

 The three-time African champions were drawn in Group C at the draws held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
 
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is billed to be co-hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
 
The African zone is comprised of nine groups (A to I).
 
The nine groups will play in a home and away, round-robin, format with each of the group winners qualifying automatically for the 2026 World Cup.
 
The four best group runners-up will then compete in a play-off stage to complete CAF’s representative at the FIFA play-off tournament.

The winners will join five other teams in an inter-confederation tournament with two World Cup places up for grabs.

The full draws:

Group A

Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Sierra leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti.

Group B

Senegal, Congo DR, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan.

Group C

Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho.

Group D

Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius.

Group E

Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, Eritrea.

Group F

Cote d’Iviore, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles.

Group G

Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia.

Group H

Tunisia, E/Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao tome.

Group I

Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, CAR, Comoros, Chad.

The qualifiers will kick-off in November, 2023.

 
 
 
 
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