"Nigeria travel to South Africa looking to get their FIFA World Cup 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifying chances back on track against the Group C leaders. Nigeria, the three-time African champions, are currently third in the group, but they could move as high as second with a victory on Tuesday in Bloemfontein and keep alive their country's qualifying hopes."
"African World Cup qualifying is arranged into nine groups of six nations. The nine CAF group winners secure direct entry to the World Cup 2026 while the four best runners-up will participate in an intercontinental playoff for the possibility of securing a 10th spot at the tournament. Of the nine African groups, only Morocco have already qualified for next year's World Cup finals in North America."
South Africa host Nigeria at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday at 18:00 local (16:00 GMT) in a crucial CAF World Cup 2026 qualifying match. South Africa top Group C with 16 points and a +8 goal difference, unbeaten at home in the group phase after wins over Benin, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Nigeria sit third on 10 points and can move to second with a victory to revive qualifying hopes. CAF qualification features nine groups of six; group winners qualify directly and the four best runners-up enter an intercontinental playoff. Only Morocco has qualified so far.
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