WCQ: Hope for Nigeria as CAF Adjusts Qualification Requirement

Nigeria’s World Cup Hopes Rise After CAF Rule Change

CAF moved to fix an imbalance in Africa’s World Cup qualifiers after Eritrea withdrew from Group E, leaving that pool with five teams instead of six.  To keep things fair when ranking the four best second-placed teams across all nine groups, CAF says results against each group’s bottom team will be ignored when comparing runners-up. … The post Nigeria’s World Cup Hopes Rise After CAF Rule Change appeared first on Business Elites Africa.

WCQ: Hope for Nigeria as CAF adjusts qualification requirement

Nigeria has received a major boost in their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revised the qualifying rules following Eritrea’s withdrawal from the competition.Eritrea’s exit has caused a significant imbalance, leaving Group E with only five teams instead of six.To maintain fairness, CAF and FIFA are considering removing points earned against the bottom-placed team in each group when determining the…

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