THE Draw Ceremony for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals will hold in Yaounde, capital of host nation Cameroon on Tuesday, with three-time champions Nigeria in Pot 1 of the draw, and with the possibility of being drawn against seven-time winners Egypt , 2022 World Cup qualifying foes Cape Verde and Comoros, who recently achieved a first-ever qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations .
All teams in the same pot avoid one another but they could be drawn against any in the other pots, with the likelihood of the Super Eagles clashing with the Pharaohs, the Blue Sharks and surprise packets Coelacanths. Being grouped in Pot 1 together means the Eagles, who picked up the bronze medal at the last edition in Egypt two years ago, will avoid Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions , Senegal’s Lions of the Teranga , Tunisia , Cup holders Algeria and 1976 winners Morocco .
The draw ceremony formally kick-starts preparations for all teams concerned. However, the disruption caused by the global coronavirus pandemic means the AFCON 2021 is now to hold 9th January – 6th February 2022, with the qualifying series of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals yet to be concluded before the AFCON. The knockout rounds for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 holds in March 2022.
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