Qatar 2022 qualifiers: Nigeria In Pot 1 Alongside Algeria, Senegal, 7 Others

Qatar 2022 qualifiers: Nigeria In Pot 1 Alongside Algeria, Senegal, 7 Others

By Niyi Busari

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and nine other African countries have been placed in Pot 1 ahead of the Tuesday's Qatar 2022 draws holding in Egypt.

The three-time African champions retained their position as the 3rd highest African side in the FIFA world rankings are in the same Pot 1 alongside Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In 31st place overall, Nigeria are the 3rd highest African side and as such find themselves in pot 1 for the draw.

Gernot Rohr’s men garnered a total of 1493 points to stay as the third-best team in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia.

The full set of pots is as follows:

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

In Pot 2

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

Pot 3 is made up of Madagascar, Mauritania, Libya, Mozambique, Kenya, Central Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, while Pot 4 have the likes of Malawi, Angola, Togo, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Djibouti

The full draw takes place on Tuesday, January 21st 2020 in a Cairo hotel.