AFCON 2019 Qualifiers: Nigeria, South Africa In Same Group

Nigeria's Super Eagles have been drawn alongside South Africa, Libya and Seychelles in Group E of AFCON 2019 qualifiers.

The 2013 champions have failed to secure a ticket to two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) but the Nigerians now have yet another chance to participate in Africa's prime soccer tournament, Cameroon 2019 only if they make it out of the qualifiers.

The top teams from each group secures a ticket alongside three best runner-ups.

Groups:

Group A

Senegal
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Sao Tome e Principe or Madagascar

Group B

Cameroon
Morocco
Malawi
Comoros or Mauritius

Group C

Mali
Gabon
Burundi
Djibouti or South Sudan

Group D

Algeria
Togo
Benin
Gambia

Group E

Nigeria
South Africa
Libya
Seychelles

Group F

Ghana
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Kenya

Group G

DR Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Zimbabwe
Liberia

Group H

Ivory Coast
Guinea
Central African Republic
Rwanda

Group I

Burkina Faso
Angola
Botswana
Mauritania

Group J

Tunisia
Egypt
Niger
Swaziland

Group K

Zambia
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Namibia

Group L

Cape Verde
Uganda
Tanzania
Lesotho