After a lengthy period of club football, players are back to their respective countries for international duties which will last for two weeks.

Starting from Thursday, European countries are expected to be in action as 2020 European championship qualifying campaign commences.

In Africa, the race for a place at the upcoming AFCON tournament reaches its climax this weekend, and there are some highly-rated fixtures to be played such as South Africa vs Libya; Ghana vs Kenya; Niger vs Egypt; Nigeria vs Seychelles; Malawi vs Morocco among others.

The fixture that got our attention is the one involving the Super Eagles of Nigeria and The Pirates of Seychelles.

This is because there is a chance of  seeing one of the greatest shocking results in the continent's football history, should the visitors defeat Nigeria in front of their fans at the Stephen Keshi Stadium.

Seychelles team are FIFA's lowest ranked team in the group, and that is reflecting on their position in the group standing.

Irrespective of Friday's result, the African minnows have nothing to lose; therefore, they will be in Nigeria to get a surprise result.

Though the Super Eagles have qualified already, Gernot Rohr's men will be playing for pride meaning the three-time African Champions are under intense pressure to grind out a positive result.

A pressurized Nigeria side could make many goal-scoring errors during the encounter and they could be punished by Seychelles' strikers.