The journey to the 2026 World Cup which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States has finally commenced as FIFA released the pot for the African draws.
The draw pot which was released on Thursday afternoon saw Nigeria’s Super Eagles placed in the pot 1 alongside Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt and Mali.
Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to reach the last world cup in Qatar after losing out to the Black Stars of Ghana in the playoffs round.
The group draw will eventually be conducted on the 12th of July 2023.
According to the draw rule, it will be 9 groups of 6 teams with all the group winners qualifying for the competition proper.
The 4 best 2 will compete in a mini-tournament and the winner will make an intercontinental jump-off.
Pot 1
Nigeria
Morocco
Senegal
Algeria
Tunisia
Cameroon
Mali
Egypt.
Pot 2
Ghana
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Cape Verde
Dr Congo
Guinea
Zambia
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Pot 3
Angola
Benin
Kenya
Mauritania
Congo
Uganda
Madagascar
Guinea Bissau
Namibia
Pot 4
Mozambique
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Togo
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Malawi
Libya
Pot 5
Niger
Comoros
Sudan
Rwanda
Burundi
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Botswana
Liberia
Pot 6
Lesotho
South Sudan
Mauritius
Chad
Sao Tome
Djibouti
Seychelles
Eritrea
Somalia
