By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will discover their opponents in the qualifers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.
The draw ceremony will hold in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
The three-time African champions are among the top nine seeds at the draw based on the latest FIFA Rankings.
The other top seeds are Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Mali, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire and they will all head a qualifying group.
PROMPT NEWS reports that all nine group winners will automatically qualify for the World Cup.
The best four runners-up will then go into play-offs and the winners join five other teams in an inter-confederation tournament with two World Cup places up for grabs.
The qualifiers will kick-off in November, 2023.
