Nigeria currently leads the Group C table with three points, two points above hosts Cape Verde.
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is worried the absence of UK-based players in his squad could make the team’s fixture against Cape Verde on Tuesday difficult.
The clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Lone Stars of Liberia will be hosted in Lagos for the second time.
“Comparatively, Nigeria is not very strong in destination tourism though the country attracts many travellers who are more on businesses,” Mr Mohammed added.
To be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, a total of 24 counties will feature in the competition.
Japheth Omojuwa quickly saw an avenue to make money from the stand-off, coordinating a campaign of himself and other Nigerian social media influencers.
The NPHCDA chief explained that a hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer inoculation to Nigeria would have been “a drop in the ocean.”
The world health agency says it has no confidence in Africa’s largest economy’s ability to store the vaccines at the required temperature.
