Nigeria Could Face Ghana, Others In 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Qualifiers

Nigeria Could Face Ghana, Others In 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Qualifiers

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Having failed to attend the 10th edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON) in Senegal, Nigeria's Super Sand Eagles could face arch rivals in African football Ghana or Cameroon in the qualifiers, reports BSNSports.com.

Early this week, Africa's soccer governing body, CAF had announced Friday, 24 June as date to conduct the draw for the 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Maputo, Mozambique.

The Super Sand Eagles, who were runners-up in the 2018 edition held in Egypt, were barred from the championship indefinitely by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the their "poor outing" at the 2019 World Cup in Paraguay.

Nigeria, ranked 4th is among the top seeded teams in Pot 3 comprising defending champions Senegal (1st), Morocco (2nd), and Egypt (3rd).

Ghana, alongside Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire and Libya are in Pot 4, which means there is a chance of a Nigeria versus Ghana pairing.

Pot 1 consist of teams from COSAFA & CECAFA; Uganda, Tanzania and Madagascar. 

Pot 2 (COSAFA) contains Seychelles, Comoros and Malawi. 

One ball will be drawn from Pot 2 and will be matched with a ball from Pot 1. 

This procedure will be repeated 2 more times (3 overall)

The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022 will be held from 21 to 30 October 2022. 

The seven qualified teams will join 2021 runners-up Mozambique who qualify automatically as hosts.