W’Cup qualifier: Super Eagles draw South Africa, Zimbabwe, Benin, two others

• Nigeria will face Benin Republic, now managed by Gernot Rohr
• The winner of the group will automatically qualify for World cup finals

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face regular foes South Africa and former coach, Gernot Rohr in a bid to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup holding in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

Drawn in Group B, Nigeria will face Benin Republic, now managed by Rohr along with Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho.

See full draws 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

The draws ceremony was held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote’d’Ivoire.

The winner of the group will automatically qualify for the expanded World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada.

In another development, Super Falcon’s head coach, Randy Waldrum, has expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The nine-time African champions are currently sweating it out in Brisbane, Australia, ahead of the World Cup.

Waldrum’s side will take on local side Lions FC in a friendly on Saturday.

The American hinted that preparation has been going on as planned.

“It’s been very good; camp has gone really well; the players are working really hard; the talent level is good. We are happy with what we are into now, which is day five, so it’s been fun to watch,” he said in a short video posted on the Super Falcons Twitter handle.

He, however, revealed that some of his players are nursing injuries.

“Couple of knocks and a couple of injuries that concern me a little bit, but outside of that, they are healthy, so it’s all about their performances and how they play,” he said.