Niger coach Badou Zaki is confident that his team will qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, set to be held in Morocco.
Following the draw ceremony last Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Black Stars were placed in a challenging group.
Ghana, a four-time winner of the competition, was drawn into Group F and will face Sudan, Niger, and Angola in the quest for an AFCON slot next year.”We are in an affordable group. We have every chance of qualifying. For me, Ghana is a football country with a selection of great professionals,” Zaki said.
“But it is not the team of 5 or 6 years ago. Even at home, they can lose. Angola showed a good face during the last CAN with beautiful, modern, fast football.””It is a selection that has shaken up the big teams in Côte d’Ivoire. I know Sudan very well. They are first in their qualifying group for the World Cup.
They will be dangerous, but we know our strengths and we know that we can go far,” he added.The top two teams in each group will automatically qualify for the CAF’s premier event. The qualifying series will begin in September 2024 to determine the 24 nations from the 48 competing teams that will advance to the AFCON tournament.
