Top shots of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are already keeping their eyes on November 20th, as they look ahead in anticipation of the Super Eagles winning the African leg of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs and then head for the intercontinental level in March 2026.
Sports247 gathered that, although the Eagles first have to defeat Gabon on Thursday then also get victory over either Cameroon or DR Congo in next Sunday’s final of the African play-offs, NFF top shots are already looking towards attending the intercontinental draw that will take place four days later.
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Two victories for the Super Eagles during the upcoming mini-competition in Rabat, Morocco would shoot them straight into the November 20th draw for both the intercontinental and European play-offs for tickets to next year’s Mundial.
A FIFA statement read in part: “The draws will define the routes the 22 competing nations – six via the Play-Off Tournament and 16 through European Play-Off matches – will need to successfully navigate to seal a spot at the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup.
“The draws will be staged back-to-back, with the draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 play-Off tournament commencing at 13:00 CET, followed by the European Play-Off equivalent.
“The draws will take place just two days after the completion of the November 2025 international match window, which promises to be another action-packed period as the list of qualified nations for the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup continues to take shape.”
Sports247 further gathered that NFF top shots are already praying frenetically that the Eagles will not only scale the hurdles in Morocco, but that they will do the same at the intercontinental stage in Mexico.
Doing so means they would eventually qualify for next year’s Mundial that will be co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico from Thursday, June11th to Sunday, July 19th, 2026.
