The countdown is on. In just two weeks, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will kick off their CAF World Cup Play-off campaign – a high-stakes mini-tournament in Rabat, Morocco, that could define the team’s next era.
After a dramatic end to group qualifying, Nigeria now face Gabon in the semi-final on 13 November, with Cameroon or DR Congo waiting in the final three days later. Only one of the four nations will advance to the Inter-Continental Play-offs in March 2026, and one last step away from a return to the world stage.
It presents a huge shot at redemption after missing the 2022 World Cup. With Victor Osimhen firing on all cylinders, and stars like Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze returning to form, optimism is growing that Nigeria can finish the job.
But it won’t come easy. Gabon, led by the evergreen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, have never qualified for a World Cup and will see this as their golden chance.
Can the Super Eagles handle the pressure and rise to the occasion?
Watch below as a fan shares his thoughts on Nigeria’s chances and who needs to step up in Morocco.
2 weeks until the play-offs, will the Super Eagles make it to the World Cup? ?? pic.twitter.com/Mh1ZF3qNBI
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