The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw, set to take place in the Ivory Coast this Thursday, has soccer enthusiasts buzzing with excitement.
Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco could be placed in the same group when theThe six top seeds include Morocco, who created history at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by becoming the first semi-finalists from Africa.
Nigeria, three-time winners of the premier African football competition, and former champions South Africa were unlucky not to be seeded higher. To accommodate ninth-ranked Ivory Coast, sixth-placed Nigeria had to give way and now share second-seed status with Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zambia and Mozambique, whose last appearance was in 2010, are the only qualifiers who have not featured in at least one of the last two tournaments. Morocco coach Walid Regragui, mastermind of the stunning World Cup campaign after taking charge just a few months earlier, says he will quit if his team fail to at least reach the semi-finals.
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