Ahead of the draw of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have placed the 12 highest ranked teams on the latest FIFA rankings in Pot 1.
The 12 countries placed in Pot 1 are, Champions Côte d’Ivoire, AFCON 2025 hosts Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This placement means all these countries will avoid facing eachother in the qualifying group stage.
CAF unveiled this on it’s website on Wednesday, adding that the draw is scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, 4th of July, 2024 at 14h30 Local Time (12h30 GMT).The draw for the AFCON 2025 qualifiers will see a total of 48 teams split into 12 groups, labeled A to L, each consisting of four teams. The top two teams from each group, except the group including hosts Morocco, will qualify for the biggest football event on African soil.
The qualifying matches will come up during the FIFA windows in September, October, and November this year.
Here are the 48 teams in the draw:POT 1: Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon, Mali, South Africa, DR Congo, Ghana.
POT 2: Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zambia, Benin Republic, Angola, Uganda, Namibia, Mozambique, Madagascar.
POT 3: Kenya, Mauritania, Congo, Tanzania, Guinea Bissau, Libya, Comoros, Togo, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Central African Republic.
POT 4: Niger Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, The Gambia, Burundi, Liberia, Ethiopia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Sudan, Chad.
Moreso, CAF have announced that Head Coach of Cote d’Ivoire, Emerse Fae and former Morocco international Marouane Chamakh will conduct the draw.
