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AFCON 2025: Preliminary round draw out (Full Fixtures)
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced
the preliminary round draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The draw was conducted at CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt
on Tuesday.
The eight lowest-ranked teams in the last FIFA ranking were
involved in the preliminary round.
Here is the preliminary draw:
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 will be played on a home and away basis between
20-26 March 2024.
The four preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted
teams for the group stage.
However, 24 teams will take part in the AFCON 2025 finals to
be hosted by Moroc