The draw for the AFCON 2025 qualifying games will be done today by the Confederation of African Football. Ahead of the draw CAF have provided procedures of the draw.
- The draw takes place on July 4th, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 48 African nations will participate to qualify for the tournament.
- Teams have been divided into four pots based on the latest FIFA rankings (June 20th, 2024).
- Twelve groups (A-L) of four teams each will be formed through the draw.
- The top two teams from each group, except the one containing host Morocco, qualify for the final tournament.
- If Morocco finishes first, second, or third in their group, they automatically qualify alongside the group winners (second or first place, respectively).
- The first ball will be drawn from Pot 4 and will go to position A4.
- The procedure will be repeated for the remaining teams of Pot 4 who will go to positions B4, C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, H4, I4, J4, K4 & L4 according to the draw order.
- The same procedure as above will be repeated for Pot 3, Pot 2 and finally Pot 1.
Check out the countries in each pot
The AFCON 2025 will be staged in Morocco.