The Nigerian national team is in the same group with regional rival Benin Republic, Libya and Rwanda.

With a history of rivalry with Benin Republic, Nigeria will be looking to settle the score in this upcoming contest.

The draw, conducted in Johannesburg on Thursday, has placed Nigeria in Pot 1 alongside some of the top-ranked teams in Africa, thereby avoiding other 11 football heavyweights including Ghana and host Morocco.

The draw of the qualifiers is made up of 12 Groups of 4 teams (Group A to L), where the first and runners-up in the eleven (11) groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will qualify for the competition.

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