2023 Afcon draws: Golden Eaglets to trade tackles with South Africa, Morocco

The Eaglets are essentially the most profitable cadet group on the planet and their hunt for a 3rd continent crown kicks off in April

The Nigeria U-17 nationwide tea will start their pursuit of a file third title on the 2023 African Cup of Nations on difficult grounds after the Golden Eaglets have been drawn towards a number of the continent’s hardest sides on Wednesday.

Within the draw ceremony held on the Cercle Nationwide de l’Armée in Algiers, the Eaglets have been positioned in Group B along with North African powerhouse Morocco, rivals South Africa and first-timers Zambia.

The Golden Eaglets are essentially the most profitable cadet group on planet earth with 5 titles however the West African giants have solely gained the u-17 Afcon twice – in 2001 and 2007.

Hosts Algeria have been drawn in a comparatively simple Group A with Senegal, Congo, and Somalia.

Group C seems to be the hardest on paper, the place two former champions Cameroon and Mali will lock horns alongside 2001 bronze medalists Burkina Faso and newcomers South Sudan.

The 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, the competitors’s fifteenth version, will kick off on 29 April and run by means of to 19 Could.

FULL DRAW

Group A (Algier)
Algeria
Senegal
Congo
Somalia

Group B (Constantine)
Nigeria
Morocco
South Africa
Zambia

Group C (Annaba)
Cameroon
Mali
Burkina Faso
South Sudan