Who: South Africa vs NigeriaWhat: CAF qualifiers for FIFA 2026 World CupWhere: Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State province, South AfricaWhen: Tuesday at 6pm (16:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listNigeria travel to South Africa looking to get their FIFA World Cup 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifying chances back on track against the Group C leaders.Nigeria, the three-time African champions, are currently third in the group, but they could move as high as second with a victory on Tuesday in Bloemfontein and keep alive their country’s qualifying hopes.Making the Super Eagles’ task all the harder is that South Africa are unbeaten at home during the group phase with victories against Benin (2-1), Zimbabwe (3-1) and Lesotho (3-0).Here is all to know about the high-stakes matchup between two of Africa’s most high-profile footballing nations:Where do South Africa and Nigeria currently stand in Group C?After seven matches, South Africa have opened up a wide points gap between themselves and the five other teams in the group:
South Africa: 16 points (+8 GD)
Benin: 11 points (0 GD)
Nigeria: 10 points (+2 GD)
Rwanda: 8 points (-1 GD)
Lesotho: 6 points (-4 GD)
Zimbabwe: 4 points (-5 GD)
How many African teams will qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026?African World Cup qualifying is arranged into nine groups of six nations.The nine CAF group winners secure direct entry to the World C …
