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FIFA Lists Nigeria Among Qualified Countries as DR Congo Misses Out; What to Know!

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4 months ago

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking.

Nigeria is one of the countries participating in the 2026 FIFAe Nations League after FIFA confirmed the list of countries that qualified for the tournaments.

FIFA’s gaming platform is set to start its 2026 season across the three divisions: eFootball console, eFootball mobile and the Rocket League.

According to FIFA, 115 countries will participate in the eFootball console, 81 on eFootball mobile and 84 on the Rocket League, all of which Nigeria qualified for.

DR Congo, against which Nigeria is in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier legal battle, qualified for the console game, but missed out on the other events.

The FIFAe series is another chance for Nigeria to participate in a FIFA tournament, as the senior national team is currently out of the World Cup race.

Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2025 FIFAe World Cup in Saudi Arabia after losing in the quarter-final of the qualifying series to South Africa.

Nigeria awaits FIFA verdict Nigerians continue to wait on FIFA to deliver its verdict on NFF’s petition against DR Congo in the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.