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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will now play its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho on November 16 TheNewsGuru.com can exclusively report.
The matchday one encounter was earlier slated for Friday, November 17.
The match has been slated for Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo and it will kick off by 5pm Nigeria time.
Four days later, the Super Eagles will travel to Harare where they will keep a date with the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
The Squirrels of Benin Republic, Bafana Bafana of South Africa and Bees of Rwanda are the other teams in the group.
The first placed team in the group will earn a spot at the 2026 World Cup which will be hosted by USA, Mexico and Canada.
Nigeria failed to qualify for the last edition of the global soccer fiesta hosted by Qatar.