The Nigerian Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C of the African qualifying series for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The CAF Region comprises of Forty countries were divided into 10 groups of four teams each for the penultimate stage of the continental journey to Qatar.
The African three times champion, Nigeria, will play Cape Verde, Central African Republic, and Liberia in the second round of the continental qualification route.
The winner of the group will qualify for the final round of the qualifiers, which will be played on a knockout basis with the eventual five winners advancing to the world cup in Qatar.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) explained that the final round will have the 10 teams drawn into five home and away ties, with the five winners securing the ticket to represent Africa at the tournament scheduled for 21 November to 18 December 2022 in Qatar.
The group phase of the qualifiers starts in October 2020 and will last until October 2021.
Full groups teams:
Group A
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Djibouti
Group B
Tunisia, Zambia, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea
Group C
Nigeria, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Liberia
Group D
Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Malawi
Group E
Mali, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda
Group F
Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Angola
Group G
Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia
Group H
Senegal, Congo, Namibia, Togo
Group I
Morocco, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan
Group J
DR Congo, Benin, Madagascar, Tanzania
