31st July, 2011
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn into Group F with what might turn out to be either familiar foes or total strangers, or a mixture of both for Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.
Malawi, whom the Super Eagles played against when Christian Chukwu was in charge, are in Group F, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties involving Seychelles/Kenya and Djibouti/Namibia.
If both Kenya and Namibia triumph, it will be familiar terrain for the Super Eagles.
But if Djibouti and Seychelles advance, it will be uncharted territory for Samson Siasia and his wards.
Whatever the qualifiers throw up, Nigerians will expect Siasia to negotiate a path to the final round, where the group winners from all 10 groups will play off in a two-legged tie to determine who gets Ãfrica’s five tickets to Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
AFRICAN ZONE DRAW:
Group A:
South Africa
Botswana
Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia
Group B
Tunisia
Cape Verde Islands
Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar
Group C
Cote d’Ivoire
Morocco
Gambia
Chad or Tanzania
Group D
Ghana
Zambia
Sudan
Lesotho or Burundi
Group E
Burkina Faso
Gabon
Niger
Sao Tome Principe or Congo
Group F
Nigeria
Malawi
Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia
Group G
Egypt
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Comoros or Mozambique
Group H
Algeria
Mali
Benin
Eritrea or Rwanda
Group I
Cameroon
Libya
Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR
Group J
Senegal
Uganda
Angola
Mauritius or Liberia