Super Eagles battle Pharaohs for 2017 AFCON spot

Super Eagles of Nigeria are likely to battle it out with the Pharaohs of Egypt for a place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after both sides were paired in the same group of the qualifiers as the draw was held in Cairo on Wednesday.

The group also includes minnows Chad and Tanzania.

The winners of the 13 groups will directly qualify for the 2017 AFCON finals in Gabon along with the best two second-placed teams.

Full draw for 2017 AFCON qualifiers:

Group A: Tunisia, Togo, Liberia, Djibouti

Group B: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Madagascar

Group C: Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, South Sudan

Group D: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Botswana, Comoros

Group E: Zambia, Congo, Kenya, Guinea Bissau

Group F: Cape Verde, Morocco, Libya, Sao Tome

Group G: Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Chad

Group H: Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mauritius

Group I: Ivory Coast, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Gabon

Group J: Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Seychelles

Group K: Senegal, Niger, Namibia, Burundi

Group L: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland

Group M: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, Mauritania

The qualifiers will begin in June 8, 2015.