happiness Chikwanha
Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE are set to be part of the cast when the draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 qualifiers is held on July 4 in South Africa.
The draw will be conducted at SuperSport studios in Johannesburg at 14h30 local time.
In attendance will be selected CAF legends, representatives of the participating teams and members of the local organising committee for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, amongst others.
According to the organisers, 48 nations, including the four winners from the preliminary round (Chad, Eswatini, Liberia and South Sudan), will be drawn into 12 groups of four teams each to battle it out for places at the finals.
Headlining the confirmed nations for the draw are reigning African champions Cote d’Ivoire, joined by Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini and Ethiopia.
Others include Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The qualifiers are scheduled to kick-off in September 2024 to determine the first 24 nations that will compete for Africa’s biggest event, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in 2025.
Fresh from the thrills and successes of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 where the host nation defied all odds to claim their third title, a line-up of intriguing matches is expected in the journey to the 35th edition of the continental sporting event.
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Bongani Ndlovu