By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle Benin Republic, Libya and Rwanda for a place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The four countries are drawn in Group D following the draw ceremony which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday.
Benin Republic and Rwanda are also in the same 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group with the Super Eagles.
The Squirrels of Benin Republic handed the Super Eagles a 2-1 defeat last month.
The Bees of Rwanda will host the three-time African champions in Kigali in March, 2025.
48 countries will participate in the qualifiers, while the first two teams from the 12 groups will make it to Morocco.
The qualifiers will kick-off in September and will run through November, 2025.
The AFCON 2025 finals will be played between December 21 and January 18, 2026. The full draw:
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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