Cameroon to face Niger in 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will face Niger in the second preliminary round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The Mena of Niger grabbed their qualification ticket after a 6-0 aggregate score over Somalia during the just-ended international break and and are now up for a battle against the Indomitable Lions for a place in the group phase of the qualifiers

The first leg will take place on the weekend of November 7 and 8 while the return leg would hold between November 9-11.

The winner of the two legs progresses to the third and final round of the qualifiers which will comprise 20 teams divided into five groups.

Second round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 

Niger # Cameroon
Mauritania #Tunisia
Namibia # Guinea
Ethiopia # Congo
Chad # Egypt
Comoros # Ghana
Djibouti or Swaziland # Nigeria
Botswana # Mali
Burundi # DR Congo
Liberia # Côte d’Ivoire
Madagascar # Senegal
Kenya # Cape-Verde
Tanzania # Algeria
Sudan # Zambia
Libya # Rwanda
Morocco # Equatorial Guinea
Mozambique # Gabon
Benin # Burkina Faso
Togo # Uganda
Angola # South Africa