Nigeria will know their group opponents in the qualifying series for the 2022 African Nations Championship in Algeria when the draws of the competition hold in Cairo, Egypt Thursday (today), PUNCH reports.
Ahead of the draw, two teams, Morocco and Libya are already qualified as they are the sole entries in the Northern Zone where two teams are expected to emerge along with Algeria, the hosts.
Algerian legend Djamel Menad, top scorer and winner of the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations with the Fennecs will be joined by CAF Head of Competitions Khaled Nassar to conduct the draw at the ceremony.
For the first time in the history of the competition, 18 teams will participate in the final tournament set to take place in Algeria January and February 2023.
The CHAN tournament brings together players who compete in their respective domestic leagues.
The previous editions took place in January/February 2021 in Cameroon and saw Morocco crowned champions.
Nigeria finished runners-up at the 2018 edition after losing 4-0 to Morocco in the final. Prior to then, they had placed third at the inaugural edition in 2014 in South Africa.
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