2014 W’Cup Qualifier: Nigeria In Group F

Nigeria have been drawn into Group F with what might turn out to be either familiar foes or total strangers, or a mixture of both for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Malawi, whom the Super Eagles played recently as 2005 under Christian Chukwu, are in Group F, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties involving Seychelles/Kenya and Djibouti/Namibia.

If both Kenya and Namibia triumph, it will be familiar terrain for the Super Eagles.

But if Djibouti and Seychelles advance, it will be uncharted territory for Samson Siasia and his wards.

Whatever the qualifiers throw up, Nigerians will expect Siasia to negotiate a path to the final round, where the group winners from all 10 groups will play off in a two-legged tie to determine who gets África’s 5 tickets to Brazil 2014.

AFRICAN ZONE DRAW:

Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia

Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar

Group C: Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania

Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi

Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo

Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia

Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique

Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda

Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR

Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia