{"id":109340,"date":"2023-10-11T13:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/11\/global-music-icon-akon-to-host-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-group-stage-draw-on-thursday\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:37:57","slug":"global-music-icon-akon-to-host-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-group-stage-draw-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/11\/global-music-icon-akon-to-host-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-group-stage-draw-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Global music icon Akon to host 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global music star, Akon, will host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw on Thursday, October 12, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group stage draw will start at 19h00 local time\/GMT (21h00 CAT, 22h00 Cairo) at the breath-taking, brand-new Parc Des Expositions venue in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and be beamed live on CAF TV (YouTube).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senegalese hitmaker is a huge football fan and social activist whose \u2018Akon Lighting Africa\u2019 project seeks to use solar electricity to help African countries meet their basic electricity needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akon\u2019s hosting of the group stage, alongside Tour\u00e9, adds even more star power to what is set to be a glitzy, glamorous, eagerly anticipated occasion, as the 24 qualified nations discover their group stage opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draw will be beamed in over 50 countries, with millions of viewers expected to tune in to the event on CAF\u2019s Official YouTube channel, as well as across CAF\u2019s Global TV partners. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 34th\u00a0edition of the biggest event on African soil takes place in Cote d\u2019Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Qualified Nations for the Final Draw:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cote d\u2019Ivoire (hosts), Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia<\/p>\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global music star, Akon, will host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw on Thursday, October 12, 2023. 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