AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Nigeria to face Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe in Group A of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers to book a ticket to African football’s showpiece event billed to be hosted by Ivory Coast.
The draw was made in South Africa on Tuesday. It was led by the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) director of competitions Samson Adamu, alongside former South African defender Lucas Radebe and Salomon Kalou of Ivory Coast.
The 2023 edition of the AFCON will feature 32 teams. The qualifiers kick off in June.
Group A
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe/Mauritius
Group B
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Togo
Eswatini
Group C
Cameroon
Kenya
Namibia
Burundi
Group D
Egypt
Guinea
Malawi
Ethiopia
Group E
Ghana
Madagascar
Angola
The Central African Republic
Group F
Algeria
Uganda
Niger Republic
Tanzania
Group G
Mali
Congo
The Gambia
South Sudan
Group H
Ivory Coast
Zambia
Comoros
Lesotho
Group I
DR Congo
Gabon
Mauritania
Sudan
Group J
Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Botswana
Group K
Morocco
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Libya
Group L
Senegal
Benin Republic
Mozambique
Rwanda
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