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CHAN 2024: Super Eagles in Pot C as CAF releases draw procedures

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CHAN 2024: Super Eagles in Pot C as CAF releases draw procedures

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior men’s national team B might face tough opponents as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released draw procedures for the 2024 Championship of Africa Nations (CHAN).

The draw, which will take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya, this evening, has pitted Nigeria in the last pot, Pot C.

Qualified teams were ranked according to their performance in the last three editions of the tournament.

Unfortunately, the Super Eagles failed to make it to the last three editions of

Below are the draw procedures and list of confirmed qualified teams:

QUALIFIED TEAMS:

CECAFA: Hosts: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, along with Sudan

WAFU A: Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania

WAFU B: Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria

UNIFFAC: Central Africa Republic, Congo, DR Congo

COSAFA: Angola, Madagascar, Zambia

UNAF: Morocco

RANKING:

The three hosts, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, will be the seeded teams in Groups A, B & C, and placed in positions A1, B1, and C1. Reigning champions Senegal will be the top seed in Group D in position D1.

The other teams are distributed in three pots according to their performances in the last three CHAN finals tournaments.

POTS

Pot A: Morocco, Niger, Congo, Madagascar

Pot B: Mauritania, Guinea, Sudan, Angola

Pot C: DR Congo, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2

Q1 & Q2 are the teams who will earn their places from the second qualifier tournament.

DRAW PROCEDURES:

The teams from Pot A:

The 1st team drawn will go to Group A in position A2
The 2nd team drawn will go to Group B in position B2
The 3rd team drawn will go to Group C in position C2
The 4th team drawn will go to Group D in position D2
The teams from Pot B:

The 1st team drawn will go to Group A in position A3
The 2nd team drawn will go to Group B in position B3
The 3rd team drawn will go to Group C in position C3
The 4th team drawn will go to Group D in position D3
The teams from Pot C:

The 1st team drawn will go to Group A in position A4
The 2nd team drawn will go to Group B in position B4
The 3rd team drawn will go to Group C in position C4
The 4th team drawn will go to Group D in position D4
The 5th team drawn will go to Group A in position A5
The 6th team drawn will go to Group B in position B5
The 7th team drawn will go to Group C in position C5

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Oluwaseun Oyediji
Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.
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