Overview
- Nigeria advanced after a 1-1 regulation draw in Rabat, with Akor Adams scoring before Mario Lemina’s late equalizer and Chidera Ejuke restoring the lead in extra time ahead of Victor Osimhen’s two goals.
- The four-team CAF mini-tournament in Morocco features single-leg ties to determine the continent’s representative for the six-team inter-confederation playoff in March.
- Two days before the semi-final, Nigeria’s players and staff boycotted training over long-standing unpaid allowances and bonuses, an issue reported to date back to 2019.
- Cameroon’s camp confirmed injuries to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, with goalkeeper Andre Onana a doubt before facing DR Congo in the other semi-final.
- Nigeria, who last reached the World Cup in 2018, will play the African playoff final on November 16 in Rabat for a chance to enter the March qualifiers in Mexico for one of the last two World Cup berths.