The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Ghana for a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Anaedoonline.ng reports that this was confirmed on Saturday after the draw was conducted in Douala, Cameroon.
Egypt will take on Senegal, while Algeria play Cameroon.
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Morocco have been paired with DR Congo and Mali clash with Tunisia.
EGYPT vs SENEGAL
CAMEROON vs ALGERIA
GHANA vs NIGERIA
DR CONGO vs MOROCCO
TUNISIA vs MALI
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English Premier League player who plays as a forward for Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday lost an automatic chance to play in the 2020 World Cup.
Ronaldo’s home country, Portugal, was defeated in a group qualifier game on Sunday evening by Serbia.
Anaedoonline.ng reports that Serbia won the game with a late winner from Fulham’s Mitrovic.
Portugal had an early lead after an opening goal from Renato Sanchez before Dusan Tadic scored an equalizer in the 33rd minute of the game.
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The Serbians salvaged their home country with a winning goal after Aleksandar Mitrovic who came in from off the bench to net a 90th-minute goal.
The Sunday night comeback ensures Serbia takes the top spot with 20 points.
They have three more points than second-placed Portugal, who only needed a draw to finish on top on goal difference and qualify.
Instead, Ronaldo and his teammates will now head into the March playoffs with the other group-stage runners-up for a chance to reach Qatar 2022.
However, the timetable for the 2022/2023 English Premier League season game has been revealed.
The schedule was revealed by the top-level English football league in a statement released on its website on Thursday, November 11.
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The new change was made to accommodate the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will take place in the middle of the domestic calendar.
The statement read: “The Premier League season will start on 6 August 2022.
“Match round 16 will be the last set of matches played over the weekend of 12-13 November ahead of the call-up period for the tournament beginning on Monday 14 November.
“The League will resume on Boxing Day following the FIFA World Cup Final, which takes place on Sunday 18 December 2022.”
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David Beckham is taking some stick from fans after reports of an alleged £150m ambassadorial deal with Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
They are now mounting calls for him to be removed from his UNICEF role over country’s poor human rights record with England icon also accused of sportswashing as he prepares to front 2022 World Cup
David Beckham will be unveiled as the face of the Qatar World Cup next month in a deal worth $277 million (£150m).
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The former England captain’s contract is worth £15 million per-year over the next decade to become the country’s global ambassador.
Earlier this month he flew into the capital Doha for a week touring stadiums and meeting dignitaries ahead of next year’s tournament, The Sun reports.
However, many have voiced their concern over one of the world’s most recognisable sports stars becoming the face of an event that many consider to be an unashamed attempt at sportswashing.
Taking to Twitter, the account End Sportswashing wrote: ‘Very disappointing decision by David Beckham to sell his image to this #sportswashing exercise.
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‘He should instead be using his position to draw attention to Qatar’s human rights record and treatment of it’s migrant workers.’
One user on Twitter commented: ‘@UNICEF Your ‘ambassador’ David Beckham has just taken £22 million from Qatar to ‘promote’ the World Cup, a country with horrendous human rights violations.
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Brazil forward, Neymar, has claimed that next year’s World Cup could be his last.
The 29-year-old stated this in a new documentary titled “Neymar & The Line of Kings’.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar made his debut for the Selecao as an 18-year-old in 2010. He has since racked up 113 appearances for his country.
Neymar has netted 69 goals and won the Confederations Cup in 2013 and the Olympic Gold in 2016.
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However, he could hang up his boots after next year’s tournament in Qatar.
“I think it’s my last World Cup. I see it as my last because I don’t know if I have the strength of mind to deal with football anymore.
“So I’ll do everything to turn up well, do everything to win with my country, to realise my greatest dream since I was little. And I hope I can do it,” Neymar said.
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