Nigeria Draws Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome And Mauritius In Group A - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
April 20, 2022
In the draw conducted by Nigeria’s Samson Adamu, who was assisted by former South Africa Captain, Lukas Radebe and Cote d’Ivoire’s legend, Salomon Kalou in Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Nigeria was picked to head the first of the 12 groups from which 24 teams will qualify for next year’s championship.
The qualifying series for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON will kick off in June 2022, according to the Confederation of African Football CAF, and end in March 2023.
Defending champions, Senegal, are in Group L, where they will battle with Benin, Mozambique and Rwanda.
Host, Côte d’Ivoire, are in Group H with Zambia, Comoros and Lesotho. While two teams each will qualify in the other groups, only one team will qualify from Group H, alongside the host.