The Nigerian Super Eagles side will begin the quest to participate in the upcoming 2026 World Cup in November in Group C, where they will be hoping to make up for the disappointment of missing out on the 2022 edition which was hosted in Qatar.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the Eagles missed out on the 2022 edition in Qatar after a shocking loss to Ghana in the last leg of the qualifiers.
Recall that following recent arrangements which will see Africa have as many as nine slots at the next World Cup, Nigeria will no doubt fancy their chances of picking one of the tickets.
They went into draws as one of the seeded teams, based on the last FIFA rankings which was used in picking the nine seeded teams, for a spot in the 2026 edition, which will be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
Super Eagles will need to navigate past five teams in their group which consist of Lesotho, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Benin Republic and South Africa.
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The draws means Nigeria will be up against the former coach of the team Gernot Rohr who is now at the helm of affairs at Benin Republic. He was unceremoniously dismissed by the former board of the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] despite leading them to the play off as group leaders.
Nigeria eventually lost the play off to Ghana after a 1-1 draw in Abuja. Rohr dragged the NFF to FIFA over unfair dismissal and got compensation. This time around he could stand in between Nigeria and another World Cup miss.
Perennial rival South Africa will also be looking to cause an upset against the Nigerian team, which has no coach at the moment following the expiration of the contract of coach Jose Peseiro.