AFCON U-20: Flying Eagles Secure Spot In Pot 1 Alongside Hosts, Ivory Coast, Senegal

AFCON U-20: Flying Eagles Secure Spot In Pot 1

Sampson Adedeji

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the procedure for the draw of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Although the official date for the draw is yet to be announced, CAF has already disclosed the team compositions for the three pots.

Pot 1 will include the host nation, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal (the defending champions), and Nigeria (who finished third in the previous edition), with all teams seeded.

Pot 2 will feature Congo, Egypt, and Zambia, the top-ranked teams from the group stage two years ago. Pot 3 consists of six teams: Ghana, DR Congo, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania.

Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Nigeria will be placed in the first positions of Groups A, B, and C, respectively.

Teams in Pot 2 will occupy the second spots in each group, while those in Pot 3 will be assigned to the final positions.

Group A will be the only exception, consisting of five teams, while the other groups will each have four teams.

The top two teams from each group will advance directly to the quarter-finals, alongside the two best third-place finishers.

The tournament is set to take place from April 26 to May 18.

Pot 1:

Ivory Coast

Senegal

Nigeria

Pot 2:

Congo

Egypt

Zambia

Pot 3:

Ghana

DR Congo

Morocco

Sierra Leone

Kenya

South Africa

Tanzania