Nigeria draws Ivory coast in AFCON in 2023
The giant of Africa once again meets Ivory coast(host) in group stages. Nigeria had a clean sheet in group stages until they were kicked out in round of 16 in the last AFCON of nations. Football legends like Mikel Obi,Taribo West,Yaya Toure were present at the selection process.
Group A
Ivory Coast (hosts), Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
Group B
Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique
Group C
Senegal (holders), Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia
Group D
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola
Group E
Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia
Group F
Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Tanzania
All group winners and runners-up and the four highest-ranked third-placed teams qualify for the knockout stage.
Twenty-four teams will be taking part in the delayed competition billed for January 13 and February 11, 2024. The tournament was supposed to hold this year but moved following the 2022 World Cup which was held in December.
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