2026 World Cup Draw: Super Eagles to face South Africa, others in Group C

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The three-time African champions have been pitted in Group C alongside the 2010 hosts, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Lesotho.

The qualifiers will kick off in November.

Check out the full draw below:

A – Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Sierra leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti

B – Senegal, Congo DR, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan,

C – Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho

D – Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius

E – Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, Eritrea,

F – Cote d’Iviore, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles

G – Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia

H – Tunisia, E/Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao tome

I – Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, CAR, Comoros, Chad

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