The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Wednesday that Morocco’s capital Rabat will host the 2026 African World Cup qualifying play-offs between Cameroon, the Democratic of Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria.
On November 13 in a matchup featuring Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Turkish international Victor Osimhen, Nigeria will face Gabon in the first semi-final.
In a group game this month, Osimhen scored a hat-trick to help Nigeria advance to the play-offs against Burkinabe on goal difference while defeating Burkinabe.
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DR Congo will face Cameroon, who has eight World Cup appearances, which is an African record on November 13.
Bryan Mbeumo, who scored a brace against Brighton last weekend to put Manchester United in sixth place in the Premier League, is likely to play in this semi-final.
DR Congo hopes to win a second place finish. When Zaire won the 1974 World Cup and suffered three losses, including a 9-0 thrashing by Yugoslavia, the nation was known as Zaire.
The mini tournament winners advance to the intercontinental play-offs for the six nations in March at a location that has not been determined. The United States, Canada, and Mexico will be competing for two spots in the World Cup.
The tournament will feature places for Bolivia and New Caledonia, Iraq or the UAE will represent Asia, and Curacao and Costa Rica will take the top two Caribbean/Central American slots.
Semi-finals
Nov 13 – Gabon v Nigeria (1600 GMT), Cameroon v DR Congo (1900 GMT)
Final
Nov 17 – 1900 GMT
– Rabat matches in total
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