Nigeria will face DR Congo in a World Cup play-off final on Sunday after beating Gabon.

The Super Eagles ' hopes of qualifiying for next summer’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States remains alive, but there is still a long way to go.

Having missed out on automatic qualification to South Africa, who topped Group C with a final-day victory over Rwanda, Nigeria beat Benin 4-0 to book a place in a mini-tournament, consisting of the four best runners-up in the first round group phase .

In fact, Frank Onyeka’s late goal meant the West African nation edged out Burkina Faso on goal difference .

Therefore, as per FIFA’s latest rankings, Nigeria - the highest-ranked team of the four at 41st - were paired with Gabon - the lowest at 77th - for the second round semi-final.

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