Nigeria and Cameroon have qualified for the African playoffs in the World Cup qualifiers 2026.
And he plays first 4 The second-placed teams in the groups are placed in a play-off, with one of them qualifying for the global play-off.
And it is settled 9 The teams that qualify directly are the leaders in each group of qualifiers.
The Nigerian national team clinched its place after winning four free goals at the expense of Benin, and the fourth goal was the reason for Nigeria’s qualification for the playoffs by advancing at the expense of Burkina Faso.
There are two places remaining in the African playoff, the first between the Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon teams, as one of them advances directly to the World Cup and the other moves to the playoff.
As for the Democratic Congo’s confrontation with Sudan, it will determine the fate of the fourth place. If the Democratic Congo does not win, the Burkina Faso team will qualify, but in the event of a win, the Congolese Leopards will qualify.
Thus, it was confirmed that Niger, Madagascar, Uganda and Namibia would not advance to the playoff.
The ranking so far is as follows:
- Gabon 16 a point
2– Cameroon 15 a point (+9)
3-Nigeria 15 a point (+7)
4– Burkina Faso 15 a point (+6)
5– Niger 15 a point (+1)
6– Democratic Republic of the Congo (+4)
The Confederation of African Football revealed that the African supplement will be held next November in Morocco.
The schedule of playoff matches is as follows:
The first-place team x the fourth-place team
The second-placed team x the third-placed team
Final: Winner of a match 1 × Winner of a match 2
The Confederation of African Football sent… 14 Last March, an official letter was issued to the local federations stating that the matches of the runner-up in each group against the bottom of the standings would be deducted when determining the qualifiers for the African playoff.
This comes because the Eritrea national team did not participate in Group Five.
