In January, many clubs had to resign themselves to leaving their stars in Africa for a few weeks. From January 13 to February 11 will be celebrated Africa Cup 2024which will take place in Ivory Coast. This Thursday the draw for the group stage took place in Abidjan.
So, Senegalcurrent African champions, will face the group C match Cameroon, Guinea and Gambia. Another great favorite, Moroccosemi-finalists in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will be included in group F, where they will face each other DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania.
Ivory Coast, the hosts, are in group A, along with Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The opening match pits the Ivorians against Guinea Bissau on January 13.
In B, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt will have Ghana, Cape Verde and Mozambique as rivals. In D, Algeria (the penultimate champion), Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola.
Finally, in group F, Tunisia will face Mali, South Africa and Namibia. The top two in each group and the four best third parties advance to the second round.
Those in charge of the draw were Sadio Mané, Achraf Hakimi, John Obi Mikel and Didier Drogba, the great idol of the Ivory Coast fans who were applauded. Legends such as Eric Abidal, Touré Yaya, Bonaventure Kalou, Marcel Desailly and Jean Tigana were present.
This edition of the African Cup was scheduled for June and July of this year 2023, but was postponed to 2024 for weather reasons. It will be held in 4 places: Abidjan, Bouaké, Korhogo San Pedro and Yamoussoukro.
Source: La Verdad
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