Warriors date Nigeria

THE Warriors have drawn African powerhouse Nigeria as well as neighbours South Africa in Group C of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

Zimbabwe were destined to face a tough draw in the qualifiers and there was a lot of anticipation among the local fans to discover which difficult Group their team were going to be placed in.

In the same Group are Lesotho, Rwanda and Benin, with the qualifiers set to begin this November.

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