CAF confirms date for 2023 AFCON qualifiers
Africa’s governing body on Soccer, Confederation of Africa Football CAF has confirmed the dates and the time for the upcoming Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Qualifiers.
The Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Preliminary Round draw will be conducted on Friday, 21 January 2022 at 16h00 (15h00 GMT, 17h00 CAT) in Douala Cameroon.
The draw will be live on CAF platforms. The Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Preliminary Round will see the 12 least ranked teams. The 12 teams will be divided into two levels. The six highest-ranked teams will play against the six least ranked teams (the 1st leg will be played at the home of the lower-ranked teams).
The six aggregate winners will join the 42 highest ranked teams into the Group Stage of the qualifiers.
Level 1:
Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Gambia, South Sudan, Mauritius
Level 2:
Chad, Sao Tome & Principe, Djibouti, Somalia, Seychelles, Eritrea
The preliminary rounds will be played in the international window of the 21-29th March 2022
