Nigeria national team (The Super Eagle) drops to pot three from the Africa Cup qualifier group stage draw billed
for Cairo. The Super Eagle was at Pot 2 earlier alongside with Cape Verde, Egypt, Mali and Congo DRC.
The Egyptian team the Pharaohs have now promoted to pot one after the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) lodging a formal complaint to express their discontent after being zoned in pot Two despite being fifth best ranked team among the 20 teams.
Pot One with Tunisia dropping to pot two. All Pots are:
Pot 1: Algeria, Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Senegal and Egypt
Pot 2: Tunisia, Cape Verde, Congo DRC, Guinea and Cameroon
Pot 3: Congo, Nigeria, Morocco, Mali and south Africa
Pot 4 Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Gabon and Libya