{"id":28022,"date":"2020-08-20T09:54:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=28022"},"modified":"2020-08-20T09:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:54:30","slug":"super-eagles-to-resume-afcon-qualifiers-with-sleone-tie-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=28022","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles to resume AFCON qualifiers with S\u2019Leone tie in November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles are set to continue from where they stopped in the race for a place in the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gernot Rohr men are top of their group with six points, ahead of the Cameroon tournament<\/a> which has been shifted to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having played two matches out of six, the Nigeria national team were to face Sierra Leone in a matchdays 3 and 4 clashes in March, but the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the return of the sport on the continent, as the AFCON qualifiers will resume in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Eagles will now host their fellow West Africans on November 9, while the reverse fixture will take place on November 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAF also released new dates for qualifying matches for the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matchday one and two fixtures will take place on May 31 and June 15, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the World Cup qualifiers, Liberia, Cape Verde and Central African Republic are other teams in Nigeria\u2019s group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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