2026 World Cup Qualifier: Super Eagles To Face South Africa, Benin, Three Others in Group C
- By Sampson Adedeji
- July 13, 2023
- In FIFA
2026 World Cup Qualifier: Super Eagles To Face South Africa, Benin, Three Others in Group C
Sampson Adedeji
The African draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers has been released and Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been placed in Group C of the qualifier, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
The draw which was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast after the 45th Congress of CAF saw the Super Eagles of Nigeria being drawn into Group C alongside South Africa, Zimbabwe, Benin, Rwanda and Lesotho.
Nine African countries plus one international qualifier will represent the continent in the 2026 World Cup which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Black Stars of Ghana denied Super Eagles the opportunity of playing at the last edition of the competition in Qatar.
Full Draws
Groupe A
Egypte
Burkina Faso
Guinée Bissau
Sierra Leone
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Group B
Groupe B
Sénégal
RD Congo
Mauritania
Togo
Sudan
South Sudan
Group C
Nigeria
Afrique du Sud
Bénin
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Lesotho
Group D
Cameroun
Cape Verde
Angola
Libya
Swaziland
Mauritius
Group E
Morocco
Zambia
Congo
Tanzania
Niger
Eritrea
Group F
Ivory Coast
Gabon
Kenya
Gambia
Burundi
Seychelles
Group G
Algeria
Guinea
Uganda
Mozambique
Botswana
Somalia
Group H
Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea
Namibia
Malawi
Liberia
Sao Tome and Principe
Group I
Mali
Ghan
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Comoros
Chad
