TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Qualifying Draw Held in Morocco Rabat, Morocco – The draw for the qualifying rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 took place on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, Morocco. The ceremony was attended by representatives from all 54 CAF member associations, as well as officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 54 teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the final tournament, scheduled to be held in Guinea in 2025. Group A: * Algeria * Niger * Djibouti * Botswana Group B: * Senegal * Zambia * Benin * Mozambique Group C: * Morocco * Sudan * Zimbabwe * Liberia Group D: * Egypt * Malawi * Ethiopia * Togo Group E: * Cameroon * Kenya * Cape Verde * Burundi Group F: * Nigeria * South Africa * Madagascar * Sierra Leone Group G: * Ghana * Ivory Coast * Burkina Faso * Angola Group H: * Mali * Mauritania * Congo * Chad Group I: * Guinea (Host) * Gabon * The Gambia * Central African Republic Group J: * DR Congo * Congo * Equatorial Guinea * Tanzania Group K: * Tunisia * Libya * Rwanda * Burundi Group L: * Guinea-Bissau * Cape Verde * Eswatini * Lesotho The qualifying matches will begin in June 2023 and will conclude in March 2025. The top 24 teams from the qualifying rounds will join Guinea, the host nation, at the final tournament in 2025.CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Draw Set for TodayCAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Draw Set for Today Published: Thursday, July 4, 2024 The draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will be held today, July 4, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The draw will take place at 2:30 p.m. local time (12:30 GMT) and will be streamed live on CAF’s official YouTube channel, CAF TV. A total of 48 nations will participate in the qualifying draw. Ivory Coast national team coach Emerse Faé and Moroccan legend Marouane Chamakh will assist in the draw. For more information on the TotalEnergies qualifiers for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco 2025, visit www.cafonline.com. Media Inquiries: [email protected] CAF | Communications DivisionTotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Qualifying Draw Held in Morocco Rabat, Morocco – The draw for the qualifying rounds of the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) took place at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, Morocco. Participating Teams A total of 54 African nations will compete in the qualifying rounds for the 24th edition of AFCON, which is scheduled to be held in Guinea. The qualifying matches will begin in March 2023 and conclude in March 2024. Qualifying Stages The qualifying process will consist of two stages: * Preliminary Round: Twelve teams with the lowest FIFA rankings will participate in a preliminary knockout round to reduce the field to 46 teams. * Group Stage: The remaining 46 teams will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the AFCON finals. Pots The teams were seeded into four pots based on their FIFA rankings. The top-ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, while the lowest-ranked teams were placed in Pot 4. Draw Procedure Teams from the four pots were drawn into their respective groups. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. Full Draw Group A: Algeria, Uganda, Niger, Tanzania Group B: Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritius Group C: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia Group D: Egypt, Malawi, Ethiopia, Chad Group E: Senegal, Burundi, Namibia, Benin Group F: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Botswana Group G: Cameroon, Kenya, Zambia, Lesotho Group H: Ivory Coast, Comoros, Angola, Rwanda Group I: Ghana, Sudan, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Príncipe Group J: DR Congo, Congo, Gabon, Mauritania Group K: Mali, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Eswatini Group L: Guinea, Togo, Cape Verde, Seychelles Next Steps The qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations will commence in March 2023. The 24 qualified teams will advance to the final tournament in Guinea, which is scheduled to take place from June to July 2025.