According to a report on the CAF official website, the
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the complete list of
qualified teams for both the men’s and women’s categories.
For the men’s category, the CAF Executive Committee has
determined that the eight Quarterfinalists from the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa
Cup of Nations Egypt 2023, along with the host nation Ghana, will secure berths
in the event.
The same age category utilized during the TotalEnergies U-20
AFCON will be upheld.
The qualified teams are Benin, Congo, Gambia, Ghana,
Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda.
In the women’s event, the teams that participated in the
fourth qualifying rounds of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022
will secure qualification for the Final tournament of the African Games Accra
2023, adhering to the same age category.
The eight qualifying teams include host Ghana, Cameroon,
Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda.
A total of nine teams will compete in the Men’s division,
while eight teams will participate in the women’s division of the competition.
Women’s Draw Results:
GROUP A: Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia
GROUP B: Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Morocco
Men’s Draw Results:
GROUP A: Ghana, Gambia, Benin, Congo
GROUP B: Nigeria, South Sudan, Senegal, Uganda, Tunisia
The All African Games since its maiden edition in 1965 in
Brazzaville (Congo) will see another energising African sports hive as 8
Olympic Sports, 15 Non-Olympic Gems, and 6 Demonstration Sports are expected to
take place at the sports facilities for the African games.
Burkina Faso and Nigeria claimed gold in the men’s and
women’s events respectively at the last edition of the continental multisport
event held in 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.