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Super Eagles AFCON 2023 qualifiers group opponents revealed

In draws held on Tuesday, the Super Eagles of Nigeria know their opponents in the qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn alongside Sierra Leone in the qualifiers for next year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast.

The Nigerians also have 2021 AFCON opponents Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Principe in the group.

Nigeria was drawn in group A in the qualifiers set to begin in June.

There are 12 groups and the top two teams of each group will automatically qualify for the tournament.

The draws were held at the SuperSport Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.

See full draws below;

Group A 

Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Guinea Bissau
Sao Tome & Principe/Mauritius

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 Brazzaville
Gambia
South Sudan

Group H

Cote d’Ivoire (Hosts)
Zambia
Comoros Island
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

 

 

This post was last modified on April 19, 2022 8:25 pm

Rilwan Balogun

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  • WITH THE LACKADAISICAL DISPLAY ALTITUDE OF NIGERIA PLAYERS ON THE FIELD OF PLAY, I DON'T THIS THINK WE CAN BEAT ANYONE OF THIS TEAMS.
    I HOPE NIGERIA STILL REMEMBER THE DEFAT AGAINST C.A.R. IN LAGOS.

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