U23 AFCON Qualifier: Dream Team Drawn Bye In 1st Round, Awaits Tanzania/South-Sudan

U23 AFCON Qualifier: Dream Team Drawn Bye In 1st Round, Awaits Tanzania/South-Sudan

Sampson Adedeji

African soccer governing body has conducted the draws for the qualifiers of the 2023 U23 African Cup of Nations, BSNsports.com.ng has gathered.

The draw was conducted on Thursday afternoon at the CAF headquarters in Cairo Egypt.

Expectedly, Nigeria's Dream Team was among the teams drawn bye in the first round alongside Ivory Coast, Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Mali, Gabon and Cameroon.

According to the draw, the 1996 Olympics gold medalists will have to wait for the winner between Tanzania and South Sudan in the second round.

The first leg of the second round has been fixed for October 21st - 23rd and the second for 28th - 30th, 2022.

The 1st round draw in full:

 Guinea Bissau v Niger

 Tanzania v South Sudan

 Eswatini v Botswana

 Mauritania v Togo

 Ethiopia v DR Congo

 Mozambique v Mauritius

 Burkina Faso v Gambia

 Libya v Rwanda

 Madagascar v Seychelles

 Angola v Namibia

2nd Round Draw: 

Guinea Bissau v Niger / Ivory Coast

Tanzania v South Sudan/Nigeria

Eswatini v Botswana/Egypt

Mauritania v Togo / South Africa

Ethiopia v DR Congo / Algeria

Mozambique v Mauritius/Ghana

Burkina Faso v Gambia / Senegal

Libya v Rwanda/Mali

Madagascar v Seychelles / Gabon

Angola v Namibia / Cameroon

Sudan v Benin

Guinea v Uganda

Sierra Leone v Zambia

Congo v Tunisia