The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their group stage opponents for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations today, Thursday, October 12th, 2023.
The draw ceremony will take place in Abidjan.
Nigeria is seeded in Pot 2 and is likely to face either hosts Ivory Coast or any of the top four African countries.
The Eagles’ chances of being paired alongside either Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria are very high due to the large number of North African countries in Pot 1.
The Eagles could also find themselves in the same group with Ivory Coast or Senegal.
The other likely opponents for Nigeria will emerge from Pots 3 and 4. Pot 3 contains Cape Verde, Zambia, South Africa, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania. Pot 4 contains Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Namibia, The Gambia and Tanzania.
Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been recalled to the Eagles for the friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique following the uncertainty over the availability of goalkeepers Adeleye Adebayo and Olorunleke Ojo.
Okoye returns to the Eagles fold for the first time since November 2022 when he was invited for the international friendly against Portugal in Lisbon.
Cyprus-based Francis Uzoho is currently the only goalkeeper in the Eagles training camp in Portugal.
