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2025 AFCON: Fixtures for preliminary round matches

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday held the draw for the preliminary round matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, in Cairo.

The draw was for the eight lowest ranked teams, according to the FIFA ranking: Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia and Eswatini.

The following are the fixtures:

Somalia vs Eswatini

Sao Tome vs South Sudan

Chad vs Mauritius

Djibouti vs Liberia

The matches will be played on home and away basis during the FIFA Window of 18-26 March 2024.

The four preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted teams for the group stage, CAF said.

-0- PANA MA 20Feb2024