The Flying Eagles will later today know their first round rivals in next month’s U20 FIFA World Cup in Argentina when the draw is staged by 3pm in Zurich, Switzerland.
The team handled by coach Ladan Bosso have been seeded in Pot 3 along with Uzbekistan, Japan, Iran, Honduras and Fiji.
Hosts Argentina are top seeds along with Uruguay, USA, France, Senegal and Italy, while in Pot 2 are England, Korea Republic, New Zealand, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia.
Pot 4 for the lowest ranked qualifiers has Guatemala, Dominican Republic, The Gambia, Israel, Slovakia and Tunisia.
The 24 qualifiers will be drawn into six groups of four teams each with 16 of them advancing to the knockout stage of the tournament.
The Flying Eagles qualified for the World Cup when they placed third at the recent U20 AFCON in Egypt.
Senegal, Gambia and Tunisia are the other African representatives at the World Cup, which begins on May 20.
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