The preliminary draw for Cote d’Ivoire 2023 get things started
The preliminary draw for Cote d’Ivoire 2023 get things started

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The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Preliminary Round Draw was conducted on Friday, 21 January 2022 in Douala.
The draw kicks off the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cote d’Ivoire in 2023.
Rigobert Song, a former Indomitable Lions defender and captain, and Emmanuel Amunike, a former Nigeria Super Eagles player, aided CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamo in the draw, which comprised the 12 lowest-ranked clubs.
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The six aggregate winners will join the 42 highest ranked teams into the Group Stage of the qualifiers.
Following are the fixtures, with the first legs, played at the home of the lower-ranked teams:
Eritrea v Botswana
Sao Tome and Principe v Mauritius
Djibouti v South Sudan
Seychelles v Lesotho
Somalia v Eswatini
Chad v Gambia