Afcon 2023 draw date ( Nigeria, CIV, EG, GNB) 10/12/2023

[Bigpokey24]

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12 October 2023
Draw. The draw will be held in Abidjan on 12 October 2023. The 24 teams will be drawn into six groups of four.

The draw will be held in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[17] The 24 teams will be drawn into six groups of four.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Ivory Coast (hosts)
Morocco
Senegal
Tunisia
Algeria
Egypt

Cameroon
Nigeria
Mali
Burkina Faso
Ghana
South Africa

DR Congo
Cape Verde
Guinea
Zambia
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritania

Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Namibia
Angola
Gambia
Tanzania

[Bigpokey24]

my dream group for our SE

Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola

[Enugu II]

my dream group for our SE

Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola

It is possible that you will get your wish. It will be statistically dubbed the Group of Death but Nigeria asnd Senegal would be favored to get out the group nonetheless.

[Bigpokey24]

my dream group for our SE

Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola

It is possible that you will get your wish. It will be statistically dubbed the Group of Death but Nigeria asnd Senegal would be favored to get out the group nonetheless.

3 teams could actually get out

[Enugu II]

my dream group for our SE

Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Angola

It is possible that you will get your wish. It will be statistically dubbed the Group of Death but Nigeria asnd Senegal would be favored to get out the group nonetheless.

3 teams could actually get out

Yep. Like in the last AFCON. Lets hope Nigeria's Group will not be dog-eat-dog with lots of draws and a point that leads to nowhere. In a group you need atleast one solid win with 3 points and a draw to have strong hope of getting out as a third-placed team.

[Bigpokey24]

[olu]

Morroco, Nigeria, South Africa, Guinea-Bissau could be a potential group of death. I'm hoping for a group more like this: Egypt, Nigeria, Mauritania, and Namibia

[Undertaker]

Tunisia
Nigeria
Mauritania
Namibia

I will pray and hope for this group!

[Damunk]

Chai.
So we slipped into Pot2 to make way for the host nation Cote D’Ivoire.
Otherwise na Pot 1 we for dey.

[Scipio Africanus]

I want a North African team, preferably Morocco, in our group. Chances of that are high. Time to test how good we really are.

[Enugu II]

Chai.
So we slipped into Pot2 to make way for the host nation Cote D’Ivoire.
Otherwise na Pot 1 we for dey.

Na soooo! In any case, Pot 1 and 2 reams na same thing almost. Teams for Pot 1 will not find it easy against Pot 2 teams.

[Bigpokey24]

Six stadiums in five cities will be used:

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (capacity 60,000)
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (capacity 33,000)
Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (capacity 20,000)
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro (capacity 20,000)
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (capacity 20,000)

[Bigpokey24]

When could Premier League stars be away?
Here's a guide to the approximate matchdays and cup dates that players could miss, depending on how far their country goes at Afcon, subject to scheduling changes and cup runs.

Winter break: 15-28 January
Potential final club match: Weekend of January 6/7 (FA Cup third round)
Minimum number of matches missed: One (Premier League)
Maximum number of matches missed: Eight (four Premier League, FA Cup fourth round, Carabao Cup semi-final first and second legs, Champions League last 16 first leg)
Possible return date: 27 January (group stage exit), 4 February (last 16), 11 February (quarter-finals), 18 February (semi-finals or final)

What about Saudi Arabia and other leagues?
Here's a guide to approximate dates in Saudi Arabia and the major European leagues.

Saudi Pro League
Winter break: 29 December - 14 February
Potential final club match: 28 December (Pro League)
Minimum number of matches missed: None
Maximum number of matches missed: Three (Saudi Super Cup semi-finals and final, Asian Champions League last 16 first leg). Due to the winter break, players will not miss any Pro League matches
Possible return date: Saudi Super Cup games in January (group stage exit), 17 February (knockout stage exit)

Spanish La Liga
Winter break: 22 December - 1 January
Potential final club match: Weekend of 6/7 January (Copa del Rey round of 32)
Minimum number of matches missed: Two (La Liga)
Maximum number of matches missed: Eleven (five La Liga, Copa del Rey last 16, quarter-final, semi-final first leg, Supercopa de Espana semi-final and final, Champions League last 16 first leg)
Possible return date: 27 January (group stage exit), 4 February (last 16), 7 February (quarter-finals), 17 February (semi-finals or final)

Italian Serie A
Winter break: None
Potential final club match: Weekend of 6/7 January (Serie A)
Minimum number of matches missed: Two (Serie A)
Maximum number of matches missed: Eleven (Six Serie A, Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals and final, Coppa Italia last 16 and quarter-finals, Champions League last 16 first leg)
Possible return date: 27 January (group stage exit), 4 February (last 16), 7 February (quarter-finals), 17 February (semi-finals or final)

[Bigpokey24]

French Ligue 1
Winter break: 21 December - 13 January
Potential final club match: Weekend of 6/7 January (Coupe de France last 32)
Minimum number of matches missed: Two (Ligue 1)
Maximum number of matches missed: Eight (Five Ligue 1, Coupe de France last 32 and last 16, Champions League last 16 first leg)
Possible return date: 27 January (group stage exit), 4 February (last 16), 7 February (quarter-finals), 16 February (semi-finals or final)

German Bundesliga
Winter break: 18 December - 11 January
Potential final club match: Weekend of 16/17 December (Bundesliga)
Minimum number of matches missed: Two (Bundesliga)
Maximum number of matches missed: Seven (Five Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal quarter-finals, Champions League last 16 first leg)
Possible return date: 27 January (group stage exit), 4 February (last 16), 7 February (quarter-finals), 16 February (semi-finals or final)

[packerland]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

[bret- hart]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

When we start taking deserving players as opposed to deadweights like Ahmed Musa then we will start winning AFCONs.

[danfo driver]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

When we start taking deserving players as opposed to deadweights like Ahmed Musa then we will start winning AFCONs.

Most Nigerians like the thing that you responded to love to have things served to them without hard work and honesty.

[aykwes8]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

You guys really could have won Burkina Faso 98. I don’t know about the rest you missed in the 90s or later

[Bigpokey24]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

You guys really could have won Burkina Faso 98. I don’t know about the rest you missed in the 90s or later

96 and 98.. Naija ended with the gold in Atlanta. Back in the mid to late 90s, the SE was the team to beat. Naija has underperformed in AFCON. Lost 3 finals to Cameroon. 2 in the 80s and the 00 wuruwuru.. 7 finals , 4 losses

[packerland]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

You guys really could have won Burkina Faso 98. I don’t know about the rest you missed in the 90s or later

We would’ve wrecked South Africa on their home soil unless CAF found a way to rig the game for them. We had the better and experienced team and we owned them record-wise. It won’t have been easy since they had the whole Nelson Mandela thing going on. A year before that AFCON, I believe SA won the Rugby World Cup at home.

[mcal]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

When we start taking deserving players as opposed to deadweights like Ahmed Musa then we will start winning AFCONs.

...and who is a "deserving players"? 'paid' players? players who can bribe?

Beauty they say is in the eyes of the beholder.

[aykwes8]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

You guys really could have won Burkina Faso 98. I don’t know about the rest you missed in the 90s or later

We would’ve wrecked South Africa on their home soil unless CAF found a way to rig the game for them. We had the better and experienced team and we owned them record-wise. It won’t have been easy since they had the whole Nelson Mandela thing going on. A year before that AFCON, I believe SA won the Rugby World Cup at home.

I don’t think Nigeria could’ve beaten Ghana at CAN 96 had we met. South Africa did beat us in the semi finals but under very strange circumstances. They robbed us. We scored 2 clean goals and both were disallowed. I think that tournament was cooked for them to celebrate Mandela and their return to continental football. Black Star of South Africa 96 was very strong and played some of the best football they’ve ever played. However, 98 I’ll give it to you. That was a real peaked Super Eagles team. Very strong

[bret- hart]

We could’ve been on 5-6 AFCON titles if not for Abacha’s beef and Isa Hayatou’s wuru wuru.

We need to start wining some dang AFCON titles. I’m sure Egypt will trade 1 or 2 titles for a WC appearance. Likewise I’ll trade our 2002 or 2010 WC appearance for an AFCON title.

You guys really could have won Burkina Faso 98. I don’t know about the rest you missed in the 90s or later

We would’ve wrecked South Africa on their home soil unless CAF found a way to rig the game for them. We had the better and experienced team and we owned them record-wise. It won’t have been easy since they had the whole Nelson Mandela thing going on. A year before that AFCON, I believe SA won the Rugby World Cup at home.

I don’t think Nigeria could’ve beaten Ghana at CAN 96 had we met. South Africa did beat us in the semi finals but under very strange circumstances. They robbed us. We scored 2 clean goals and both were disallowed. I think that tournament was cooked for them to celebrate Mandela and their return to continental football. Black Star of South Africa 96 was very strong and played some of the best football they’ve ever played. However, 98 I’ll give it to you. That was a real peaked Super Eagles team. Very strong

Not going to lie that Ghana team in 96 was fire. The way the brushed aside all comers prior to the South Africa game was something else. I agree the ref cheated Ghana in that game and it made me hate South Africa so much in the 90s and 2000s. It was like CAF gave them that cup because of Mandela and apartied. I still feel they were not good enough to be African champions. That being said i think Nigeria would have beaten Ghana had we played vs each other. We were more experienced and was a complete team from goalkeeper to attack unlike in 92. We had the 94 squad plus young players like Kanu, Ikepba, Taribo, Babangida etc coming up. It would have been a blood bath but i see Nigeria winning at the end of the day.