The 24 countries that qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of
Nations, AFCON, have been confirmed.
They are Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Ghana, Sudan,
Gambia, Gabon, Morocco, Mauritania, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Comoros,
Algeria, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory
Coast, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Benin.
Cape Verde defeated Mozambique 1-0 following the conclusion
of the 2021 AFCON qualifying fixtures on Tuesday.
Malawi had defeated Uganda 1-0 on Monday to book their place
in the tournament finals.
Countries like Comoros and Gambia that have never played at
the tournament before have benefitted from the decision to expand the AFCON
from a 16-team event to one featuring 24 teams.
Cameroon will host the 2022 AFCON organized by the
Confederation of African Football (CAF) from January next year.
Algeria won the last AFCON hosted by Egypt in 2019.
The Desert Foxes defeated Senegal 1-0 in the final.
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