Nigeria Qualify For 2021 AFCON

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with two games to spare.

Nigeria clinched on of the eight remain spot after Sierra Leone were held to a goalless draw by Lesotho in Maseru on Saturday afternoon.

As a result, Lesotho can no longer qualify for next year’s tournament in Cameroon.

The result leaves the Gernot Rohr’s boys with 8 points, 4 clear of third-placed Sierra Leone.

The Super Eagles is currently battling the Squirrels of Benin at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo.

They will then take on the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos.