Super Eagles of Nigeria will open their 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations campaign when they face Togo in Senegal this September.
Following the draw at the Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in Dakar, the tournament will run from September 28 till October 13 with all matches played at the Stade Lat Dior in the beautiful city of Thies.
This year’s tournament will have no groups as part of the new format introduced into the regional tournament, instead, it will be separated into a Cup and Plate competition, with each participating team playing a minimum of two matches. Two matches will be played each day, while a rest day will be observed on October 2.
Nigeria lost 4-1 to Ghana in the final of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
The draw on Wednesday decided the first eight fixtures for the first phase of knockout matches with the winners of those matches progressing into the Cup phase of the competition while the losers will go into the Plate phase.
The opening fixture of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations sees hosts Senegal take on Guinea Bissau on September 28, followed by the defending 2017 winners Ghana taking on The Gambia on the same day.
