Watch LIVE: TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 group stage qualification draw

Apr 21, 2022 | Business

– Kalou, Radebe headline acts for the draw

– Cote d’Ivoire last hosted AFCON in 1984

– Draw to be live at 17h30 GMT (19h30 SA time)

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The stage is set today in Johannesburg, South Africa for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 group stage qualification draw tonight at 17h30 GMT.


You can watch it live here and other CAF platform and be part of the conversation using hashtag #TotalEnergiesAFCON23


The draw, to be hosted by popular football television presenter Thomas Mlambo, will decide the group stages line-up ahead of the qualification window that kicks-off in June 2022 at SuperSport studios in Johannesburg.


Former Ivorian and Chelsea striker Solomon Kalou will be joined by former South African captain Lucas Radebe as draw assistants.


The 48 countries qualified to participate in the second round of the qualifiers have seeded into four pots based on the official FIFA ranking released on 31st March, 2022.


For extensive coverage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 qualifiers, visit www.Cafonline.com

TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 preparations gather momentum as CAF inspection team visits hosts Algeria

Mar 20, 2022 | Business

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A CAF delegation is currently in Algeria visiting a number of facilities that will host next year’s TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 and TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023.


The TotalEnergies CHAN will be played from 08 January 2023 to 05 February 2023 in Algeria.


The delegation, led by CAF fourth Vice President and Chairman of the Organising Committee of TotalEnergies CHAN 2022, Seidou Mbombo Njoya and CAF Executive Committee member, Moses Magogo, has been in Algeria, meeting the leadership of Algerian football together with the Local Organising Committee (LOC). 


The visit has taken the CAF delegation to the cities of Annaba, Constantine, Oran and Algiers.  


The purpose of the visit is to inspect and assess the progress made on the sites designated to host the competition and the various infrastructures required for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship and TotalEnergies U17 CAN. 


The delegation is accompanied in its visits by the President of the Algeria Football Federation (FAF), Charaf-Eddine Amara, Mr. Oukali Rachid, President of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) as well as Dr. Benhamza Yacine, President of the LOC of TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.


Mbombo Njoya said: “The visit in Algeria over the last few days has enabled us to understand the work that has been done on the preparations for the TotalEnergies CHAN that will be played here next year. We have noted the commitment demonstrated by the Algerian Football Federation leadership and the investment done by the government on infrastructure. One of our key objectives here is to also ensure that the stadiums will have world class pitches. We are also inspecting other facilities that will be used by the teams and the CAF family during the two competitions.”    


CAF will announce in due course the host stadiums and other relevant information on TotalEnergies CHAN next year including the date for the draw of the qualifiers.