Djibouti Or Swaziland - Dangerous Opponents For Super Eagles Says Ahmed Musa

Nigeria have been drawn in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament with minnows Djibouti or Swaziland, but Ahmed Musa has warned either team could pose a danger to the Super Eagles quest to feature at the global championship in Russia.

Ahmed Musa plays for top Russian club CSKA and he told AfricanFootball.com the overall winners of the match-up between Djibouti and Swaziland must not be taken lightly by the star-studded three-time African champions when they clash in November.

"Looking at the name of the teams, Djibouti and Swaziland, they ought not to be a match for us, but such opponents are more dangerous that the known teams,” cautioned Ahmed Musa, who marked his World cup debut last year with a brace against Argentina.

Oliseh Happy With Eagles World Cup Draw

Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh is happy with outcome of the 2018 Fifa World Cup preliminary draw held in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.

Drawn a bye from the first round of the African qualifiers, Nigeria begins her campaign for a place at the 2018 finals in Russia in November 2015 away to the winner of the Djibouti versus Swaziland first round playoff.

WORLD CUP DRAW: Nigeria to Play Djibouti / Swaziland Plus Full Africa Draw

Super Eagles will get their 2017 Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign under way with  against the winner between Djibouti and Swaziland later on this year following a draw conducted in St Petersburg on Saturday.

The qualifiers are divided into three rounds, with the first round being made up of the 26 lowest ranked teams in Africa. The second round sees 13 winners of the first round matches proceeding to the second round where they compete with 27 other countries over two legs for a place in the group stages.

Nigeria will play her Djibouti or Swaziland in November over two legs, with the winner going through to the group stages. The group winners will then qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

WORLD CUP 2018: See The Full Draw

World champions Germany were among the nations drawn in the qualifying draw for the 2018 competition in Russia. Nations from the remaining five confederations learned their route to Russia 2018 on Saturday as the World Cup qualifying draw was completed in St Petersburg.

With qualifying in Asia already underway, world champions Germany were among the nations drawn during the ceremony.

WORLD CUP 2018 DRAW: All You Need To Know

The road to the Russian World Cup in 2018 begins on Saturday. The draw for the tournament's qualification campaign takes place in St Petersburg on July 25.  The actual draw is expected to begin at 5pm.

The 52 European countries will be split into seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams.
England, along with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland, will be in a group of six teams at the request of Uefa in order to maximise television income.