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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s qualifying schedule for next year\u2019s World Cup in Qatar has been released.<\/p>\n

The three-time African champions will begin the second round of the qualifiers against Liberia in Lagos on September 3.<\/p>\n

Gernot Rohr\u2019s men will then travel to Cape Verde on September 7.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles play a double-header against the Central African Republic (CAR) between October 6 and 12. Nigeria will host the first leg, before travelling for the reverse fixture.<\/p>\n

They will then play against Liberia and Cape Verde again the following month. These two matches will be played between November 11 and 16.<\/p>\n

In March 2022, the overall winners of this group will then play a final playoff against a winner of one of the other nine groups for a place at the 2022 World Cup, which will kick off on November 21, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Nigeria\u2019s qualifying schedule for next year\u2019s World Cup in Qatar has been released. The three-time African champions will begin the second round of the qualifiers against Liberia in Lagos on September 3. Gernot Rohr\u2019s men will then travel to Cape Verde on September 7. 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