Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers along with Benin Republic, Rwanda and Libya.
This follows a draw held in South Africa on Thursday to map out the road to Morocco in 2025.
The draw features 48 countries divided into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from eleven groups qualifying directly for the finals scheduled from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.
In Group B, which includes the host nation, Morocco, Morocco will automatically qualify for the finals regardless of their finishing position, alongside one other team from the group.
The qualifying matches will be played over the FIFA windows of September, October, and November this year.
Full Draw AFCON Qualifiers 2025
Draw for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition, made in Johannesburg on Thursday:
Group A
Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, Gambia
Group B
Morocco (hosts), Gabon, Central African Republic, Lesotho
Group C
Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana
Group D
Nigeria, Benin, Libya, Rwanda
Group E
Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia
Group F
Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger
Group G
Ivory Coast (holders), Zambia, Sierra Leone, Chad
Group H
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Group I
Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini
Group J
Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Group K
South Africa, Uganda, Congo Brazzaville, South Sudan
Group L
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Burundi
Dates
Sept 2-10: Matchdays 1, 2
Oct 7-15: Matchdays 3, 4
Nov 11-15: Matchdays 5, 6
Notes
— Liberia, Eswatini, South Sudan and Chad won preliminary ties; other 44 qualifiers received byes.
— Winners and runners-up qualify from each group except that containing Morocco, who will take part to gain competitive match practice. Morocco qualify automatically as hosts so only the best placed of the other three teams in their section will secure a place.
— Morocco will host Cup of Nations from Dec 21 2025 to Jan 18 2026.
