The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the Super Eagles’ first fixtures of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scheduled for this month.
Nigeria will begin their qualifying campaign against “Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.”
They will then travel to Morocco to face “Guinea-Bissau in their second qualifying match on Sunday, September 27.”
This was contained in a fixture graphic posted on the official Super Eagles X handle on Tuesday.
The matches are part of the opening two matchdays of the 2027 AFCON qualifiers, with Nigeria drawn in Group L alongside Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau.
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from June 19 to July 17, 2027.
The Super Eagles will be seeking to secure their place at the tournament after missing the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The qualifiers are being played on a home-and-away basis, with the teams in each group scheduled to play six matches.
According to the qualifying format, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the AFCON finals, except in Groups D, H and L, where the host countries are involved.
Tanzania, one of the three co-hosts, is in Nigeria’s Group L and has automatic qualification as a host.
Consequently, only the highest-ranked team other than Tanzania in Group L will qualify for the finals.
