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2026 World Cup qualifier: Super Eagles draw against Rohr’s Benin Republic, South Africa (Full Schedule)

 2026 World Cup qualifier: Super Eagles draw against Rohr’s Benin Republic, South Africa (Full Schedule) The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers ...


 2026 World Cup qualifier: Super Eagles draw against Rohr’s Benin Republic, South Africa (Full Schedule)


The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers put Nigeria's Super Eagles in Group C with South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe.


The three-time African winners will play against Gernot Rohr, who was the head coach of the Super Eagles and is now in charge of the Benin Republic.


The CAF draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has taken place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. This is where the African qualifying groups were chosen.


Qatar 22 semi-finalists Morocco was put in Group E, which means they will play Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, and Eritrea on their way to the 26th FIFA World Cup.


Senegal is in Group B and will play against Congo DR, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, and South Sudan. They lost to England in the Round of 16 in the last tournament.


Group C is made up of Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Lesotho. South Africa will host the 2010 World Cup.


2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Full draws

Group A

Egypt

Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

Ethiopia

Djibouti


Group B

Senegal

Congo DR

Mauritania

Togo

Sudan

South Sudan


Group C

Nigeria

South Africa

Benin

Zimbabwe

Rwanda

Lesotho

Group D

Cameroon

Cabo Verde

Angola

Libya

Eswatini

Mauritius


Group E

Morocco

Zambia

Congo

Tanzania

Niger

Eritrea

Group F

Côte d’Ivoire

Gabon

Kenya

The Gambia

Burundi

Seychelles


Group G

Algeria

Guinea

Uganda

Mozambique

Botswana

Somalia

Group H

Tunisia

Equatorial Guinea

Namibia

Malawi

Liberia

São Tomé and Príncipe


Group I

Mali

Ghana

Madagascar

Central African Republic

Comoros

Chad

How does qualifying work?


The nine groups will all play each other once, both at home and away. The winners of each group will directly qualify for the FIFA World Cup 26TM.

Then, the four best runners-up in each group will participate in a play-off round to see who will represent CAF at the FIFA play-off tournament.

There will be one team from each of FIFA's six confederations, except for UEFA. There will also be one team from the host confederation, Concacaf.

The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be used to decide how to place two of the six teams. The teams with the best chances of making it to the FIFA World Cup will play against the winners of the first two knockout games between the four teams with the worst chances.

When are the matches that count?
Over the next two years, they will happen on ten match days:

13-21 November 2023
3-11 June 2024
17-25 March 2025
1-9 September 2025
6-14 Oct. 2025
10-18 November 2025 (Playoffs)

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