© Courtesy
© Courtesy

AFCON 2023: Here are all the qualified teams

Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 13.09.23. | 17:50

The official final draw will be held in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.

On Tuesday night, five-time African champions Cameroon and Southern Africa’s Namibia completed the list of African nations that have qualified for Africa’s biggest event, the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023.

The tournament, one of the biggest events globally, will kick off in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on January 13, 2024. Leading up to the final tournament will be the official final draw, which will be held in Abidjan on October 12, 2023.

Cameroon, who won the competition the last time Cote d’Ivoire hosted the event in 1984, were made to wait until the last day of the qualifiers and laboured to a 3-0 victory against Burundi at home.

A strong field comprised of 12 former African Champions will be heading to the west of the continent to enthrall football fans around the world. The continent is also fortunate to have its 16 top-ranked teams in the finals, according to current FIFA rankings.

The hosts, Cote d'Ivoire, will be leading a strong West African field with holders Senegal, four-time champion Ghana, and 2013 winners Nigeria all amongst this group that also includes Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Gambia, who sealed their qualification in dramatic style.

Tanzania returns for a second final; their team built on the successes of the strong showings recently in African Club competitions by Yanga SC and Simba.

Tunisia, who have reached their 16th successive final, have been to every final since 1994 and were hosts and champions in 2004.

Africa’s first FIFA World Cup semifinalists, Morocco, will be looking to duplicate their performances in Qatar.

Egypt will be looking for an unprecedented eighth title, having reached two of the last three finals in 2017 and the 2021 edition.

Winners in 1990 and 2019, Algeria returns to go for a third title.

The qualified nations are:

Cote d’Ivoire (hosts), Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zambia




tags

AFCON 2023AFCON

Other News