Abidjan will host the final draw of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAN) Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) on Thursday.
The four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners will be hoping to end their over 40 years drought since their last AFCON success in Libya, 1982.
A statement from CAF said the event will convene the biggest stars from Africa as well as celebrities and football leaders, in addition to the CAF family.
The event will take place at 7 GMT at Parc des Expositions in Abidjan. CAF’s YouTube channel and CAF global TV partners will provide streaming for the draw.
“The Final Draw is a major milestone to the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 and will see the 24 Participating Member Associations discover their fate for the Group Stages of the competition,” CAF said.
The tournament will take place on January 13 of next year, with the participation of Morocco’s national team.
The qualified teams include Cote d’Ivoire, which will host the tournament, in addition to Morocco, Algeria, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Gambia.
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, and Nigeria will also take part, in addition to Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zambia.
Morocco tops the list of the best African national teams, according to the most recent FIFA ranking.
Morocco’s Atlas Lions climbed one place in September’s rankings, ranking 13th out of the 211 national teams featured.
The Atlas Lions’ eye-catching performances also put them as one of the favorites to win the African tournament next year.
