The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group A and will face Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Principe or Mauritius in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, PlayPlay.ng reports.
The draw was conducted by Bafana Bafana African egends, former South Africa defender Lucas Radebe and ex Côte d’Ivoire forward Solomon Kalou.
The Eagles faced Sierra Leone during qualifiers for the 2021 AFCON with the first in Benin City ending 4-4 while the second leg in Freetown was a goalless affair.
At the last AFCON in Cameroon, the Eagles defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their last group game.
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Also, they will take on either Sao Tome and Principe or Mauritius in Group A.
Mauritius protested their 4-3 aggregate defeat to Sao Tome and Principe, during the preliminary round and the outcome of a disciplinary hearing will decide which of the two teams will face the Eagles and the two other teams in Group A.
The qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON will commence in June with the first two teams expected to pick the ticket for the tournament.
Hosts, Cote d’ Ivoire, will also take part in the qualifiers, even though they have already secured their place in the tournament which means only one team from their group will qualify.
2023 AFCON qualifying groups:
Group A
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
Group B
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Togo
Eswatini
Group C
Cameroon
Kenya
Namibia
Burundi
Group D
Egypt
Guinea
Malawi
Ethiopia
Group E
Ghana
Madagascar
Angola
Central African Republic
Group F
Algeria
Uganda
Niger Republic
Tanzania
Group G
Mali
Congo
The Gambia
South Sudan
Group H
Cote d’Ivoire
Zambia
Comoros
Lesotho
Group I
DR Congo
Gabon
Mauritania
Sudan
Group J
Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Botswana
Group K
Morocco
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Group L
Senegal
Benin Republic
Mozambique
Rwanda
By James Agberebi
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