The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Congress rose from its
Annual General Meeting in Asaba on Friday and assured the Nigerian Government
of its commitment to ensure that the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 World
Cup.
The Nigerian team has had a poor head start in the series and has
not won any of the four matches. There are six more matches to be played.
Only one of the the six teams will pick an automatic ticket even
as Nigeria sat dangerously fifth in Group C. Their next match is away to group
leaders, Rwanda on 17 March next year.
Another drop of
points portends deep dangers as the Super Eagles have zero option other than to
win all the remaining six matches. Two of those matches are
potentially risky. These are the away duels with South Africa on 7 September
and Lesotho on 5 October next year.
Both
matches will be played in South Africa which also hosts Lesotho home games
apart from the fact that Lesotho is geographically completely encircled by
South Africa.
The quest to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is relatively easier as the Super Eagles are in the lead of the quartet that includes Benin Republic, Rwanda and Libya.
Two teams will
qualify. Victory over Libya in the back-to-back clashes holding in the next few
days will likely qualify Nigeria for Morocco 2025.
Nigeria’s World Cup Qualifying
Fixtures
·
17 March 2025 – Rwanda v
Nigeria
·
24 March 2025- Nigeria v
Zimbabwe
·
1 Sept. 2025 –
Nigeria v Rwanda
·
7 Sept. 2025 –
South Africa v Nigeria
·
5 Oct. 2025 –
Lesotho v Nigeria
·
12 Oct. 2025 –
Nigeria v Benin Republic
Nigeria’s AFCON Cup Qualifying
Fixtures
·
10 Oct. 2024 –
Nigeria v Libya
·
15 Oct, 2024 – Libya v
Nigeria
·
11 Nov. 2024 – Benin
Republic v Nigeria
·
19 Nov. 2024 –
Nigeria v Rwanda
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