{"id":109621,"date":"2023-10-12T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/ghana-to-discover-2023-afcon-opponents-today\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T07:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:17:00","slug":"ghana-to-discover-2023-afcon-opponents-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/ghana-to-discover-2023-afcon-opponents-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana to discover 2023 AFCON opponents today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"413\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1679936435_17_Screenshot-2023-03-24-113745-696x413.png\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Black Stars of Ghana will discover their group opponents of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) later today.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time African champions qualified for the tournament after finishing top of their group during the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, however, have been housed in Pot 2 alongside\u00a0Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars could face Ivory Coast, defending champions Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco in the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>In a group of six named A to F, all 24 teams will be split with each group consisting of four countries, one each from the various pots at the final draw.<\/p>\n<p>The 34th edition of the tournament, which Ivory Coast will host for the second time after the previous time was in 1984, will take place between January 13 and February 11, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars who last won the prestigious trophy in 1982 will hope to end the country\u2019s 41 years trophy drought.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the final draw will start at 19h00 local time\/GMT (21h00 CAT, 22h00 Cairo) at the breathtaking, brand-new\u00a0Parc Des Expositions\u00a0venue in Abidjan and be beamed live on CAF TV (YouTube).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are the qualified teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cote d\u2019Ivoire (hosts)<\/p>\n<p>Algeria<\/p>\n<p>Angola<\/p>\n<p>Burkina Faso<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon<\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde<\/p>\n<p>Congo DR<\/p>\n<p>Egypt<\/p>\n<p>Equatorial Guinea<\/p>\n<p>The Gambia<\/p>\n<p>Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Guinea<\/p>\n<p>Guinea-Bissau<\/p>\n<p>Mali<\/p>\n<p>Mauritania<\/p>\n<p>Morocco<\/p>\n<p>Mozambique<\/p>\n<p>Namibia<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<p>South Africa<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n<p>Zambia<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"bDz8FY4EIZw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spillage: Couldn&#039;t Tongu, Mepe, Bator, Anlo and others have been spared flood disaster? 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