NIGERIA has been drawn against familiar foe South Africa's Bafana Bafana in the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, reports NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot.com.
The bi-annual soccer fiesta is to be hosted by Cameroon two years from now.
Nigeria who were crowned champions in 2013 were also pitched against Libya and Seychelles in Group E in the draw made by Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Libreville.
The top team in each of the 12 pools and the three best runners-up advancing to the finals.
Recall South Africa edged Nigeria in the 2015 qualifiers at the start of now sacked coach Shakes Mashaba’s tenure, and may fancy their chances again with the Super Eagles having also failed to qualify for the 2017 event in Gabon that starts on Saturday.
The Super Eagles will kick-off their campaign with a home game against Bafana Bafana in June with the first round of pool games, before a long break until March 2018 for the next game.
The pool matches will conclude with a double-header in September 2018, and the final two fixtures in October and November of that year.
