Super Eagles double-header 2023 AFCON qualifiers against Guinea Bissau fixed for September may now be postponed till next year, according to officials.
This postponement will follow the CAF decision for the 2023 AFCON to be hosted by Cote d’Ivoire in January 2024 and not June 2023.
The shift of the qualifiers in September will also allow for the five African teams for the 2022 World Cup to prepare adequately for the Mundial in Qatar, which kicks off in November.
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has already asked for such a window.
Should the qualifiers be shifted, Nigeria will have to arrange friendlies most likely against World Cup-bound teams to fill in the the September window.
The Super Eagles top Group A of the AFCON qualifiers with six points after two rounds of matches.
They could even book their passage to the final tournament with a home win against Guinea Bissau were the qualifiers to be played in September.
Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe are the other teams in the group with the top two teams advancing to the tournament proper.
