Nigeria draws Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in Group B

Five-time world champions, Nigeria, must successfully negotiate a tricky Group B that includes Morocco, South Africa and Zambia to be eligible for a spot at this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Peru.   At the draw ceremony conducted inside the Cercle Nationale d’Armee in Algiers, yesterday, host nation, Algeria, birthed in Group A and must be in attrition with Senegal, Congo and Somalia. Cameroun, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Sudan make up Group C.  

All four top-placed teams at the tournament, now scheduled for April 29 to May 19, will qualify to fly Africa’s flag at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru later this year.

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