AFCON 2025: Preliminary round draw holds today

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1 year ago

February 20, 2024

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By Francesca Hangeior

Preliminary draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held today at the Confederations of African Football headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

CAF made this known in a statement released on its official website by its Communication Department on Monday.

According to the governing body, following the conclusion of the 34th edition of the competition, the draw for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, Morocco 2025 preliminary round, is set for Tuesday.

It stated that the draw would be conducted at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT).

The statement read, “The preliminary round will include the eight lowest-ranked teams according to the FIFA ranking:

“Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia and Eswatini.

“The matches will be played on home and away basis during the FIFA Window of March 18 to March 26.

“The four preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted teams for the group stage.”

The just concluded 2023 AFCON was held in Côte d’Ivoire and won by the host team, the Elephants.

They defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 in the final of the tournament.r

Just in: Newcastle pummel Man United 4-1

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April 13, 2025

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Newcastle on Sunday pummeled Manchester United 4-1.

Newcastle to chance as they dealt a terrible blow on former league toppers.

Just in: Arsenal draw Brentford as silverware hope continues to dwindle

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2 days ago

April 12, 2025

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Arsenal draw Brentford as hope of making it to the top continues to dwindle.

Arsenal after a superlative display against Real Madrid could not pull a win against Brentford at Emirates.

SAD! Most popular ex-national football team captain, Christian Chukwu is dead

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2 days ago

April 12, 2025

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Most popular ex-captain and head coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, is dead.

He was 74.

The football legend reportedly passed away in the early hours of Saturday though the exact circumstances surrounding the situation remain unclear as of the time of filing this report.

His longtime teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the development.

Odegbami, who won the 1980 Africa Nation Cup with Chukwu, said: ‘I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, “Chairman” Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on’.

Born 4 January 1951, Chukwu had an illustrious career with Rangers captaining them to many laurels on the domestic football scene and led the Flying Antelopes to continental glory by winning the now rested African Cup Winners Cup in 1977.