U-23 AFCONQ: Nigeria draw Mauritania or DR Congo in second round

Nigeria volition instrumentality connected either Mauritania oregon the Democratic Republic of Congo successful the 2nd circular of the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

The gully for the qualifying contention was conducted successful Cairo, Egypt, connected Tuesday.

Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles are among the 14 teams handed byes into the 2nd circular based connected their performances successful the erstwhile 3 editions of the tournament.

Should Nigeria advance, they volition past look the victor of Burkina Faso versus Sierra Leone/Zambia for a spot astatine the U-23 AFCON.

The qualifying bid volition get underway successful September, with the first-round matches scheduled to beryllium played implicit 2 legs.

The archetypal legs volition instrumentality spot connected Monday, 28 September, portion the instrumentality fixtures are billed for Tuesday, 6 October 2026.

Nigeria volition participate the contention successful the 2nd round, with the first-leg ties scheduled for Monday, 9 November and the reverse fixtures acceptable for Tuesday, 17 November 2026.

The winners volition advancement to the 3rd and last qualifying round.

Seven teams volition yet look from the qualifiers to articulation hosts Egypt astatine the eight-team 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations finals.

The tourney volition besides service arsenic Africa’s qualifyin...