Just an intro to 2013, as 2012 is a goner for us.

The qualifying system isn't the best, but apparently it's the best they could come up with given that there is only one year in between AFCONs and there are also World Cup qualifiers to be played.

Nigeria will play a total of 4 games with two teams. In the first leg teams will be drawn against each other from two pools in accordance with FIFA rating. That means Nigeria will probably meet a team like Seychelles or Mauritius. At worst it will be something like Chad or Burundi.

But then comes the second leg. Winners of the first leg will go head to head with teams that qualified fr 2012. The draw will be random, so its very possibly to have a draw like: Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria, Senegal vs Egypt and Ghana vs Cameroon. Naturally it can also be Nigeria vs Niger, Libya vs Egypt, Sudan vs Cameroon, but still I see a lot of giant killings in 2013 qualification. Expect an even wackier group of teams at the 2013 Cup of Nations!