The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2022 edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Super Eagles qualified for the AFCON with two games to spare, becoming the 17th team to seal a place in AFCON 2022.
The Super Eagles qualified for AFCON 2022 after the game between Lesotho and Sierra Leone ended in a 0-0 draw.
The draw guaranteed the Super Eagles of Nigeria, three-time champions of the competition a top-two finish in Group L.
Nigeria officially qualify to the #TotalAFCON! 🙌
The Super Eagles are soaring to Cameroon! 🦅🇳🇬 #TotalAFCONQ2021 | @thenff | @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/rU2Zs4qhoP
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— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 27, 2021
TNG reports, however, the Super Eagles will still have to battle it out with Benin on Saturday and Lesotho on Tuesday.
Nigeria has eight points, Benin seven, Sierra Leone four and Lesotho three.
Benin needs just one point from the match against Nigeria to secure a place at AFCON 2022.
The countries finishing first and second qualify for the 24-team tournament in Cameroon next January.
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe have qualified, leaving seven places to be filled.