Afcon 2023 Qualification Draw: All You Need To Know

Last updated: 2022/04/27 at 6:31 AM

Starlyon King 2 Min Read

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Guinea Bissau, while Cameroon tackle Kenya, South Africa play Morocco
There will be 32 nations looking to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations Showpiece taking place in Côte d’Ivoire
The Lions of Teranga, will be hoping to defend crown as the African champions

Afcon 2023 Qualification Draw: All You Need To Know — Afcon trophy

The Afcon 2023 Qualifiers will take place from June 23rd to July 23rd which will take place in Côte d’Ivoire.

The draw for the 12 qualifying groups for the event that took place in South Africa and Senegal was placed into group L with Benin, Rwanda, and Mozambique.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe in Group A of the qualifiers for a ticket to the 2023 Afcon.

Hosts Ivorians will tackle Zambia, Comoros and Lesotho even though they have already secured their place in the tournament as the hosts.

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What are the groups for Afcon 2023 Qualifiers?

GROUP A	GROUP B
Nigeria	Burkina Faso
Sieria Leone	Cape Verde
Guine Bissau	Togo
Sao Tome & Principe	Eswatini

GROUP C	GROUP D
Cameroon	Egypt
Kenya	Guinea
Namibia	Malawi
Burundi	Ethiopia

GROUP E	GROUP F
Ghana	Algeria
Madagascar	Uganda
Angola	Niger
Central Africa REP	Tanzani

GROUP G	GROUP H
Mali	Ivory Coast (hosts)
Congo	Zambia
Gambia	Comoros
South Sudan	Lesotho

GROUP I	GROUP J
DR Congo	Tunisia
Gabon	Equatorial Guinea
Mauritania	Libya
Sudan	Botswana

GROUP K	GROUP L
Morocco	Senegal
South Africa	Benin
Zimbabwe	Mozambique
Liberia	Rwanda

Key points:

The winners and runners-up in each group except group H will qualify for 24-team finals in the Ivory Coast during June and July 2023
Ivory Coast automatically qualify from Group H as tournament hosts
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers start on 23 June, and ends on July 23.