CHAN 2018:- EAGLES TO FACE EITHER TOGO OR BENIN REPUBLIC


Nigeria will face either Togo or Benin Republic in the 2018 African Nations Championship according to the draw conducted by the Confederation of African Football on Friday.

The draw was done according to the zonal representation of the national associations affiliated to the Caf, with the teams divided into six zones; Northern, West A, West B, Central, Central-East, and Southern.

Super Eagles were sent home after the preliminary round in the 2016 edition staged in Rwanda, and will have a chance to move a step further should they over make it to Kenya.

West A zone has been allotted two teams in the final competition, while three teams will advance from West B zone. Qualification will be done over two rounds in these two zones, with the first round in July 2017 and the second round in August.

The fifth edition of the tournament will be held in Kenya between January 11 and February 2, 2018.

FIXTURES

Northern Zone

Egypt vs Morocco
Algeria vs Libya

West A Zone

Round 1:
Sierra Leon vs Senegal
Guinea vs Guinea Bissau
Liberia vs Mauritania
Gambia vs Mali

West B Zone

Round 1:
Togo vs Benin

Round 2:
Winner between Togo and Benin vs Nigeria,
Niger vs Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso vs Ghana.

Central Zone

Equatorial-Guinea vs Gabon
Congo vs DR Congo
São Tomé E Principe vs Cameroon

Central East Zone

Round 1:
Somalia vs South Sudan

Round 2:
Winner of Somalia and South Sudan vs Uganda
Tanzania vs Rwanda
Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Burundi vs Sudan

Southern Zone

Round 1:
Madagascar vs Malawi
Mauritius vs Seychelles

Round 2:
Winner of Madagascar vs Malawi vs Mozambique
Winner of Mauritius vs Seychelles vs Angola
Comoros vs Lesotho
Namibia vs Zimbabwe
Botswana vs South Africa
Swaziland vs Zambia

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