Akon to host 2023 AFCON draw featuring Mikel Obi and Yaya Toure.
On Thursday, October 12, 2023, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw will be hosted by international music sensation AKON.
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At the stunning, brand-new Parc Des Expositions site in Abidjan, the Final Draw will begin and it will be streamed live on CAF TV (YouTube).
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The 'Akon Lighting Africa' project, started by the Senegalese singer-songwriter who is also a social crusader and a great football enthusiast, aims to employ solar energy to help African nations meet their basic electricity demands.
With AKON and Touré hosting the Final Draw, the event promises to be spectacular, elegant, and keenly awaited as the 24 qualified nations learn who their group stage opponents will be.
Millions of people are anticipated to watch the Final Draw on CAF's Official YouTube channel and other CAF Global TV partners, which will be broadcast in over 50 countries.
2023 AFCON draw
The largest event to ever take place on African territory will return for a 34th time in Cote d'Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire, which will host the competition, as well as Morocco, Algeria, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Gambia are among the qualified teams.
Along with Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zambia, other nations participating include Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, and Nigeria.
While Akon hosts, Super Eagles legend Mikel Obi will participate in the AFCON draw process with Ivory Coast icon Yaya Toure.
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