All 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that five-time AFCON
champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded
list of qualified teams.
A breakdown of the qualified countries shows that 12 former
AFCON champions, including three-time champions Nigeria will be on parade come
January, 2024.
Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire will be leading a strong West African
contingent of 11 countries, including holders Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea,
Burkina Faso among others.
Tanzania representing East Africa returns for a second
finals after a brave showing in the qualifiers.
The North Africans are represented by seven-time champions
Egypt, World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
Egypt will be looking for an eighth unprecedented title,
having reached two of the last three finals in 2017 and at the 2021 edition.
NAN reports there will be no debutants in this edition, as
the continent’s football power houses managed to maintain and seal
qualification.
The 2023 AFCON will take place from January 13 to February
11, 2024, after it was postponed from it’s original June, 2023 date.
Full list of 24 qualified countries are Algeria, Angola,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire (Hosts) and DR Congo.
Others are Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco and Mozambique,
Others are Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal (Title Holders), South
Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia.
NAN
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