Super Eagles are among the 12 top seeds for today’s 2027 AFCON draw.
The Super Eagles, who finished third at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, will on account of being placed in Pot 1 head one of the 12 qualifying groups for the tournament to be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda next year.
They will also avoid the other top seeds, namely Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Cameroon, DR Congo, Mali, South Africa and Burkina Faso.
The 2027 AFCON will be played between June 19 and July 17, 2027, with the mini-league qualifying series to begin in September.
Today’s draw will be conducted by 1pm Nigerian time.
