2025 AFCON Qualifiers (FULL LIST): Nigeria in Group D alongside Benin, Libya
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers alongside their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers group mate Benin Republic.
The draw for the 35th AFCON, billed to be hosted in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, was conducted at the SuperSport studio in South Africa on Thursday as 48 countries were paired into 12 groups of four teams.
Super Eagles, who are currently without a coach following the resignation of Finidi George, are in Group D alongside the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, the Mediterranean Knights of Libya and the Wasps of Rwanda.
Meanwhile, the host country, Morocco, are drawn in Group B of the qualifiers alongside Gabon, Central African Republic and Lesotho. Defending champions Ivory Coast are in Group G with Zambia, Sierra Leone and Chad.
Group A consists of Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros and the Gambia. Nigeria’s West African arch-rivals Ghana will face Angola, Sudan and Nigeria in Group F.
2025 AFCON qualifiers full draw
Group A: Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, the Gambia
Group B: Morocco. Gabon, Central African Republic, Lesotho
Group C: Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana
Group D: Nigeria, Benin Republic, Libya, Rwanda
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia
Group F: Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger
Group G: Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Chad
Group H: DR Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Group I: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini
Group J: Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Group K: South Africa, Uganda, Congo, South Sudan
Group L: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Burundi
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