2018 CHAN: Super Eagles Face Libya, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea In Group C
Published: November 17, 2017
The home-based Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C of the 2018 African Nations Championship following the draw that took place at Sofitel Rabat in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, November 17.
The Salisu Yusuf led team will lock horns with Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea in the group stage of the competition.
Nigeria were allocated pot two before the draw took place, having accumulated 13 points in the four most recent final tournaments and narrowly missed out on being seeded by just one point.
Nigeria qualified for the 2018 African Nations Championship after beating Republic of Benin 2-1 on aggregate.
They will be based in Tangier for the group stage matches.
The fifth edition of CHAN is scheduled to take place between 12 January and 4 February 2018.
2018 African Nations Championship Draw
Group A (Casablanca) : Morocco, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania
Group B (Marrakech) : Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Uganda, Namibia
Group C (Tangier) : Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea
Group D (Agadir) : Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Burkina Faso
Igho Kingsley
The Salisu Yusuf led team will lock horns with Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea in the group stage of the competition.
Nigeria were allocated pot two before the draw took place, having accumulated 13 points in the four most recent final tournaments and narrowly missed out on being seeded by just one point.
Nigeria qualified for the 2018 African Nations Championship after beating Republic of Benin 2-1 on aggregate.
They will be based in Tangier for the group stage matches.
The fifth edition of CHAN is scheduled to take place between 12 January and 4 February 2018.
2018 African Nations Championship Draw
Group A (Casablanca) : Morocco, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania
Group B (Marrakech) : Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Uganda, Namibia
Group C (Tangier) : Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea
Group D (Agadir) : Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Burkina Faso
Igho Kingsley
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