Super Eagles placed in Pot 2 ahead 2023 AFCON draw

Super Eagles of Nigeria have been placed in Pot 2 ahead of the official draw of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

A total of 24 teams will be competing at the tournament billed to take place in Cote d’Ivoire at the beginning of next year.

The 24 teams have been divided into four groups, with Nigeria in the second pot together with Ghana and Cameroon.

Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso are the other teams in Pot 2.

The teams are in 🗳️
The pots are set 🗂️

The #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 draw is closing in. pic.twitter.com/3aD8gJDcBa

— CAF (@CAF_Online) September 21, 2023

Read Also: FULL LIST: All 24 qualified teams for 2023 Nations Cup

The draw has been scheduled to take place on Thursday 12 October, 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire.

Occupying Pot 1 are Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and hosts Cote d’Ivoire.

In Pot 3 are South Africa, Cape Verde, Guinea, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania.

Pot 4 has Guinea Bissau, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola, Gambia and Tanzania.

The 2023 AFCON competition will run from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

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