AFCON 2025 Draw: Super Eagles placed in Pot 1

The Super Eagles have been put in Pot 1 ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations draw event.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the draw method on its official website on Wednesday.


According to CAF, the highest ranking nations in the latest FIFA Rankings, which were issued on June 20, 2024, would inhabit Pot 1.

The Super Eagles are currently recognized as the continent's fifth best squad.

Pot 1 also includes hosts Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The final qualifier draw will consist of 12 groups of four teams (Groups A through L), with the first and second place finishers in the eleven (11) groups that do not include tournament hosts Morocco gaining entrance to the competition.

The draw will be held on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The AFCON 2025 finals will take place between December 21, 2025, and January 18, 2026.