AFCON 2023: Nigeria handed easy U-23 draw

The draw for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations passed off on the headquarters of the Confederation of African Soccer in Cairo on Thursday, with Nigeria provided a simple passage en path to qualifying for the match.

The nation’s U-23 group drew bye to the second spherical of the qualifiers, the place they face the winners of the primary spherical fixture between Tanzania and South Sudan.

The competitors, which will probably be hosted by Morocco, has been scheduled to carry June 2023.

Nonetheless, the primary spherical of the qualifiers, a house and away fixture, will happen from September 19 to 27, whereas the second spherical video games have been scheduled for October 21 to 30.

The ultimate spherical of the qualifying part will maintain between March 20 and 28, 2023.

The U-23 Eagles will then face Guinea or Uganda within the closing spherical of the qualifiers, ought to they go previous the second spherical.

In response to CAF, a complete of 39 member associations are engaged within the African qualifiers.

Morocco are robotically certified, as hosts, to the ultimate match, whereas the remaining 38 groups will play the qualifiers.

The U-23 AFCON match serves as qualifiers for the soccer occasion of the 2024 Summer time Olympics in Paris.