Super Eagles of Nigeria, the most successful team in the group stage of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with the Black Stars of Ghana in the World Cup play-offs draw in Douala, Cameroon today.
The first leg of the match will have Ghana at home to host Nigeria, which will in turn be a good home advantage for the Black Stars and the games are expected to be played between March 21 and 29 with the aggregate winners securing a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Going by the performance of both teams in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, the Super Eagles could be seen as a better side, compared to the Black Stars with 9 points in 3 matches, while Ghana could only secure a point in 3 matches too, with Nigeria keeping a record and Ghana already out of the tournament.
In the other Play off draws, Egypt will battle it out with Senegal, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon with take on Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo with struggle it out with Morocco and Mali will face Tunisia.
Mali is the only nation among the 10 contenders that have never qualified for the world cup while Cameroon is the African nation with the highest number of appearances in the world cup, with the record of 7 appearances.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles will clash with Tunisia on Sunday in the round of 16 in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
It is reported that at least 12 players in the Tunisian squad and their head coach, Mondher Kabaier, have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss their round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with Nigeria on Sunday.
The assistant coach of Tunisia, Al-Qadri confirmed that the captain of the Carthage Eagles, Wahbi Khazri, and 11 others have contracted coronavirus and will not be available for the game.
The 11 players are Aissa Laidouni, Dylan Bronn, Ghaylène Chaalali, Ellyes Skhiri, Anis Ben Slimane, Mohamed Romdhane, Ali Maâloul, Ben Hmida, Aymen Dahmen Yoann Touzgha and Issam Jebali.
