2022 World Cup Draw: Nigeria seeded in pot 1

2022 World Cup Draw: Nigeria seeded in pot 1

By Sampson Adedeji

Barely one month to the Africa qualifying draw for 2022 World cup, World soccer governing body has placed Nigeria's Super Eagles in pot 1.

The Nigeria senior team finished as the 3rd best African team in the recent ranking released FIFA ranking which placed them among the best African top 5 teams.

They were placed in pot 1 alongside Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon and DR Congo.

Being in pot 1 will afford the country the opportunity of avoiding Africa Top football playing nations at the early round of the qualifier.

The proper draw will take place on January 21st , 2020.

The full set of pots is as follows:

Pot 1: Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pot 2: Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Guinea, Uganda, Cape Verde, Gabon, Benin, Zambia, and the Congo.

Pot 3: Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Central Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau.

Pot 4: Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Djibouti