AFCON 2025: Ties for Preliminary round known after draws

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AFCON 2025: Ties for Preliminary round known after draws

Allan Damba • 18:16 - 20.02.2024

South Sudan, who boast a mammoth of players in the Uganda Premier League, including Joseph Dhata, Gadafi Wahab, and Geriga Atendere, among others, have been drawn to Sao Tome.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has conducted the draws for the preliminary qualification round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations slated for Morocco.

This is barely a fortnight since the conclusion of the 2023 edition, which was clinched by hosts Ivory Coast following a 2-1 victory over Nigeria.

Ivory Coast were crowned the AFCON 2023 Champions

It should be noted that the Tuesday draw comprised eight nations, which are the lowest positioned on the continent, based on the recently released FIFA Rankings.

Three of the eight are members of the CECAFA, including South Sudan, Djibouti and the recently inducted Somalia.

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The other five are Sao Tome, Eswatini, Chad, Liberia, Mauritius and Lesotho.

South Sudan, who boast a mammoth of players in the Uganda Premier League, including Joseph Dhata, Gadafi Wahab, and Geriga Atendere, among others, have been drawn to Sao Tome.

Somalia will battle Eswatini, as Chad will tussle it out with Mauritius, while Liberia has been placed with Djibouti.

Meanwhile, the bouts will be played from March 20-26 this year.

AFCON PRELIMINARY ROUND DRAWS
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