Nigeria is now set to face tough opposition from the North African country, Morocco, in the 2026 Davis Cup World Group II tennis championship following draws in London today.
According to the draws, announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Benson Isicheli-trained Team Nigeria will play away to the Moroccans on the weekend of 18–20 September 2026.
To progress to World Group II, the Nigerian team sent packing their Uzbekistan opponents 3–1 in the playoffs last weekend at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.
The teams competing in World Group II are the 13 losing nations from the 2026 World Group I Play-offs and the 13 winning nations from the 2026 World Group II Play-offs.
The eventual 13 winning nations will advance to the 2027 World Group I Play-offs, while the 13 losing nations will compete in the 2027 World Group II Play-offs.
All ties in World Group II will be played as best-of-five matches, with two singles matches on day one, followed by the doubles match and the two reverse singles matches on day two.
All matches are played as best-of-three tiebreak sets.
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