The journey to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will resume with the draw for the Qualifiers on Thursday, 04 July 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The draw will take place at SuperSport studios in South Africa at 14h30 local time (15h30 Cairo time, 12h30 GMT). Forty-eight nations, including the four winners from the preliminary round (Chad, Eswatini, Liberia, and South Sudan), will be drawn into 12 groups of four teams each, vying for spots in the finals.
The confirmed nations for the draw are reigning African champions, Cote d’Ivoire, joined by Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, and Ethiopia.
Other participating nations include Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The qualifiers are scheduled to kick off in September 2024 to determine the 24 nations that will compete for Africa’s biggest event, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in 2025.
Fresh from the thrills and successes of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, where the host nation defied all odds to claim their third title, a line-up of intriguing matches is expected on the journey to the 35th edition of this premier continental sporting event.
In attendance will be selected CAF legends, representatives of the participating teams and members of the Local Organising Committee for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, among others.
