The Nigeria national football team have been drawn alongside Madagascar national football team, Tanzania national football team and Guinea-Bissau national football team in the qualifying series for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The draw was conducted on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo.
Head coach Éric Chelle and his team entered the draw as one of the seeded nations alongside several of the continent’s top-ranked sides.
Nigeria are considered favourites to finish top of the group, with only the top two teams guaranteed places at the 2027 AFCON tournament.
The qualification campaign will be played during three FIFA international windows between September 2026 and March 2027.
Matchdays one and two are scheduled for September 21 to October 6, 2026, while the third and fourth rounds of fixtures will hold from November 9 to 17, 2026.
The final set of qualifying matches will take place between March 22 and 30, 2027.
The 2027 AFCON tournament will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19 to July 17, 2027.
