By Ntokozo Magongo
MBABANE – The draw for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 Qualifiers will be conducted on July 4, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eswatini is among the 48 Nations, including the three winners from the preliminary round (Chad, Liberia and South Sudan) to be part of the draw of the 12 Groups of four teams each to battle it out for places at the finals.
Sihlangu reached the last 48 qualifying stage by eliminating Somalia 5-2 aggregate in the preliminary round under dismissed Coach Dominic Kunene in April.
According to caf.online.com, 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.
Eswatini will be represented in the draw with selected CAF legends, representatives of the participating teams, members of the Local Organising Committee for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 amongst others.
