AFCON 2025 Drama Unveiled: Shocking Preliminary Round Draw Sets the Stage for Football Madness!.
In an exciting development for football enthusiasts across the African continent, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially revealed the preliminary round draw for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. This eagerly anticipated draw unfolded at the CAF headquarters situated in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
The preliminary round specifically involved the participation of the eight teams holding the lowest rankings in the most recent FIFA rankings. The breakdown of the preliminary draw is as follows:
AFCON 2025 First Leg Fixtures.
- Somalia vs Eswatini
- Sao Tome vs South Sudan
- Chad vs Mauritius
- Djibouti vs Liberia
AFCON 2025 Fixtures for Second Leg:
- Eswatini vs Somalia
- South Sudan vs Sao Tome
- Mauritius vs Chad
- Liberia vs Djibouti
Scheduled to unfold between March 20 and March 26, 2024, these matches will be contested on a home-and-away basis. The victorious teams emerging from this preliminary round, a total of four, will subsequently join the 44 exempted teams in the subsequent group stage.
It’s worth noting that the AFCON 2025 finals, eagerly anticipated by football enthusiasts, will see the participation of a total of 24 teams.
The prestigious event is slated to be hosted by the football-loving nation of Morocco. Football aficionados can certainly look forward to an exhilarating tournament as the teams vie for glory on the grand stage of the Africa Cup of Nations.
