AFCON 2025 Preliminary Round Draw Reveals Full Fixtures

 The initial round draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been made public by the Confederation of African Football, or CAF.

On Tuesday, the draw was held at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The preliminary round included the eight teams that finished worst in the FIFA rankings.

The draft drawing is as follows:

First leg:

Somalia vs Eswatini

Sao Tome vs South Sudan

Chad vs Mauritius

Djibouti vs Liberia

Second leg:

Eswatini vs Somalia

South Sudan vs Sao Tome

Mauritius vs Chad

Liberia vs Djibouti

The games are scheduled to take place on March 20, 2024, both at home as well as abroad.

For the group stage, the 44 exempted teams will be joined by the four winners of the preliminary round.

 
Nonetheless, 24 countries will compete in the Morocco-hosted AFCON 2025 championships.