Despite failing to qualify for the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are in Pot 1 for the draw of the qualification for the 2017 edition billed to hold in Cairo on Wednesday.
The 2013 Afcon champions are ranked sixth by Caf owing to their co-efficient gathered between 2012 and 2015 editions of the African tournament including qualification series.
Caf also included points for the 2014 Fifa World Cup which notched up Nigeria’s total to 33.5, which is 18.5 below number ranked nation on the continent, Ivory Coast, according to the African football governing body.
Ghana, Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Mali are the other nations ahead of Nigeria in the Caf ranking released for the draw on Wednesday.
The draw procedure according to Caf will see “52 teams divided into four pots each pot containing 13 teams.”
The 2017 Afcon qualification draw is live on supersport.com from 12.30 am CAT [11.30pm Nigerian time].
Pot 1
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Algeria, Zambia, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Guinea, Senegal and Cameroon
Pot 2
South Africa, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Ethiopia, Togo, Morocco, Niger Republic, Egypt, Uganda, Malawi and Sudan
Pot 3
Mozambique, Botswana, Libya, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Kenya, Benin, Rwanda, Tanzania, Central Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia and Gambia
Pot 4
Namibia, Guinea Bissau , Seychelles, Burundi, Mauritania, Chad, Madagascar, Sao Tome, Comoros, Swaziland, South Sudan, Mauritius and Djibouti
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