AFCON 2025: CAF Announces Date For Preliminary Round Draw, Details Emerge

• The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said the preliminary draw for the AFCON 2025 in Morocco
• The regional footballing body said the draw will involve the eight (8) lowest-ranked teams according to the FIFA ranking
• According to CAF, the draw will hold at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT) on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 in Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo, Egypt - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said the preliminary draw of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will hold on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 in Cairo, Egypt.

According to the statement issued via its official website, the draw will be conducted at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT).

This became necessary following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast.

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CAF disclosed that the preliminary round for the AFCON 2025 in Morocco will include the eight (8) lowest-ranked teams according to the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) ranking.

The countries are:

• Somalia
• Djibouti
• Sao Tome
• Chad
• Mauritius South Sudan
• Liberia
• Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

The regional football governing body explained that the matches will be played on a home and away basis during the FIFA Window of 18-26 March 2024.

It added that the four (4) preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted teams for the group stage.

List of Top 10 Teams in Africa

Legit.ng earlier reported that a few days after the conclusion of the CAF Africa Cup of Nigeria (AFCON) 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire, FIFA released its latest ranking. The football world governing body released the ranking of international teams across the world with some African countries making serious improvements in the ranking.

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According to the FIFA latest rankings, the AFCON winner, the Elephant of Ivory Coast and runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria moved into the top five while bronze-winning Bafana Bafana of South Africa moved into the top ten.

The Atlas Lions of Morocco and the Téranga of Senegal held on to their strong positions in football world rankings.

Source: Legit.ng