CAF to hold African Games football tournament draw February 1

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it will hold the draw ceremony for the African Games football tournaments (Men and Women) on February 1 at the Sofitel Hotel in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

According to CAF, host Ghana and the eight quarterfinalists of the U-20 AFCON, Egypt 2023, are qualified to compete in the football tournament of the 13th African Games, Ghana 2023.

The qualified teams are Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Congo, The Gambia, Senegal, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda.

They will be distributed into two groups, with one comprising four teams and the other five, according to the following procedures: Ghana, the host will be in position A1, Nigeria, the runners-up of the previous edition, will be in position B1.

Ghana will host the 13th African Games from March 8 to March 23, 2024.

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