2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Ghana among top seeded teams ahead of draw today
The group draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers is set for today, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.The draw will kick off at 12:30GMT.The Black Stars have moved up from 14th to 12th in the continent's FIFA rankings, earning them a spot among the top-seeded nations for the draw.Alongside the Black Stars, hosts Morocco, current AFCON champions Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt are also placed in Pot 1.This ensures that the four times African champions will avoid facing these teams in the qualifying group stage.A total of 48 teams will be divided into four pots of 12, based on their FIFA Rankings, to determine the qualifiers for the 35th edition of AFCON.The draw will create 12 groups, labelled from A to L, each containing four teams.The top two teams from each of the 11 groups, excluding the one containing hosts Morocco, will qualify for the tournament.In the group with Morocco, the host nation will automatically qualify along with the highest-ranked remaining team, regardless of their position.The qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON are scheduled to commence in September later this year.Meanwhile, the draw...
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The group draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers is set for today, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The draw will kick off at 12:30GMT.
The Black Stars have moved up from 14th to 12th in the continent's FIFA rankings, earning them a spot among the top-seeded nations for the draw.
Alongside the Black Stars, hosts Morocco, current AFCON champions Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt are also placed in Pot 1.
This ensures that the four times African champions will avoid facing these teams in the qualifying group stage.
A total of 48 teams will be divided into four pots of 12, based on their FIFA Rankings, to determine the qualifiers for the 35th edition of AFCON.
The draw will create 12 groups, labelled from A to L, each containing four teams.
The top two teams from each of the 11 groups, excluding the one containing hosts Morocco, will qualify for the tournament.
In the group with Morocco, the host nation will automatically qualify along with the highest-ranked remaining team, regardless of their position.
The qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON are scheduled to commence in September later this year.
Meanwhile, the draw is expected to be conducted by Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Faé and Moroccan legend, Marouane Chamakh.
Full Pots:
POT 1
POT 2
POT 3
POT 4
Morocco (Host)
Cape Verde
Kenya
Niger
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Zimbabwe
Egypt
Guinea
Congo
Rwanda
Côte d’Ivoire
Gabon
Tanzania
The Gambia
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Burundi
Tunisia
Zambia
Libya
Liberia
Algeria
Benin
Comoros
Ethiopia
Cameroon
Angola
Togo
Botswana
Mali
Uganda
Sudan
Lesotho
South Africa
Namibia
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
DR Congo
Mozambique
Malawi
South Sudan
Ghana
Madagascar
Central Africa
Chad
