France, Nov. 13 -- Nigeria will face Gabon at theMoulay Hassan Stadium and Cameroon will take on Democratic Republic of Congo at the Al-Barid Stadium for a place in Sunday's African play-off final.

The winner of that showdown at the Moulay Hassan Stadium will advance to a tournament where they will be among the sides from four of the five other confederations that make up world football's governing body Fifa.

For that six-team competition, expected to be held in Mexico, the two highest ranked nations will be placed directly in the final. The other four will play in a one-off semi-final.

The winners of the two finals will progress to the World Cup where 48 teams will feature for the first time since the inception of the competition in 1...