The Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The draw ceremony took place in the Super Sport studio in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday.
The qualifiers will kick off in September and run through November 2025.
The draw presents the Super Eagles with an opportunity to avenge their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan last month.
Both teams are familiar foes but will have to contend with Libya and Rwanda in the same group for a spot among the 24 countries that will participate in the 35th Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco, December 21st, 2025–January 18th, 2026.
The six-match qualifying series has been spread over the FIFA windows in September, October, and November, with two matches in each seven-day window.
GROUP A: Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, The Gambia
GROUP B: Morocco, Gabon, Central African Republic, Lesotho
GROUP C: Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana
GROUP D: Nigeria, Benin Republic, Libya, Rwanda
GROUP E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia
GROUP F: Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger Republic
GROUP G: Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Chad
GROUP H: DR Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Ethiopia
GROUP I: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Eswatini
GROUP J: Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
GROUP K: South Africa, Uganda, Congo, South Sudan
GROUP L: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Burundi
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