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The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 15 February 2024, with teams ranked 1st to 44th received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 45th to 52nd had to participate in the preliminary round. [1] The preliminary round draw was held on 20 February 2024, 14:00 CAT at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [2]
Of the 24 nations taking part in Afcon, Senegal have been installed as the pre-tournament favourites, with a raft of top players including Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Nicolas ...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the 34th edition of the international men's football championship of Africa.
Player(s)/Official(s) Offence(s) Suspension(s) Qualification suspensions Mohamed Amoura [95] in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 8 June 2022) in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 6; 7 September 2023) Group D vs Angola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) Group stage suspensions François Kamano
On 2 March 2022, Eritrea withdrew from the preliminary round. [8]The first legs were played on 23 and 24 March, and the second legs were played on 27 and 29 March. [9]In May, Mauritius were awarded a 3–0 win in their first leg against São Tomé and Príncipe, allowing them to reach the group stage with a 6–3 aggregate score, after the goalscorer for the latter Luís Leal was found to have ...
Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament seven times, with Cameroon winning five times and Ghana four times. [6] Three trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history; the current trophy was first awarded in 2002. Egypt won an unprecedented three consecutive titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
With qualification having taken place throughout 2024, a total of 23 teams, plus hosts Morocco, have qualified to play at the 35th edition of Afcon, which will be taking place in the north African ...
Ad-Diba was the first ever player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations match; he scored four for Egypt in a 4–0 victory against Ethiopia on 16 February 1957, the final match of the inaugural tournament.