Not less than 24 countries qualified for the tournament at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire.
Punch Headlines gathered that five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star-studded list of qualified teams.
A breakdown of the qualified countries shows that 12 former AFCON champions, including three-time champions Nigeria will be on parade come January, 2024.
Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire will be leading a strong West African contingent of 11 countries, including holders Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso among others.
Tanzania representing East Africa returns for a second finals after a brave showing in the qualifiers.
The North Africans are represented by seven-time champions Egypt, World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
Egypt will be looking for an eighth unprecedented title, having reached two of the last three finals in 2017 and at the 2021 edition.
Full list of 24 qualified countries are;
Algeria,
Angola,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Cape Verde,
Cote d’Ivoire (Hosts) and
DR Congo.
Others are
Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea,
The Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco and
Mozambique,
Others are
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Senegal (Title Holders),
South Africa,
Tanzania,
Tunisia and
Zambia.
Source: NairaLand
