The Confederation of African Football has announced that the qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations would be held on July 4 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The 48 competing teams will be divided into 12 groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the finals in Morocco.
The tournament hosts will be included in the draw, but because the Atlas Lions have already qualified, just one team from their group will travel to Morocco.
However, the date for the 2025 AFCON has not been announced by CAF.
The qualifiers for the tournament will take place in September, October and November, with the Super Eagles of Nigeria set to slug it with other foes in the qualifying series.
Liberia, Chad, South Sudan and Eswatini all progressed through a preliminary round to join the continent’s 44 highest-ranked nations in the group draw.
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