Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been placed in Pot 4 ahead of the draw for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The three-time African champions made the Pot 4 along with Serbia, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia.
The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions confirmed in September that all teams will be allocated to (eight-team) pots 1 to 4 based on sporting principles.
The October 2017 edition of the World Ranking will be used to allocate all qualified teams to the four pots according to their ranking in descending order, after hosts Russia who take the top seeding spot.
The World football governing body also emphasised that the principle of drawing the teams into the groups will remain unchanged, saying no teams from the same confederation, with the exception of UEFA, which could have up to two teams in the same group, will be drawn into the same group.
The final draw will take place on December 1 at Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace.
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