AFCON 2023: Amuneke, Song Picked As Draw Assistants

AFCON 2023: Amuneke, Song Picked As Draw Assistants Sampson Adedeji Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, and former Indomitable Lions defender, Rigobert Song, will be the draw assistants at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Preliminary Round Draw on Friday, 21 January 2022 in Douala, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The former Indomitable Lions defender and captain Rigobert Song featured in eight Africa Cup of Nations finals (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010) winning the compettition twice in 2000 and 2002 with Cameroon. Amunike, the former winger of Super Eagles won the AFCON in 1994 and was also part of the 'golden generation team that claimed the Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Nigeria. The Preliminary Round will see the 12 least ranked teams divided into two levels. The six highest-ranked teams (of the 12) will play against the six least ranked teams (the first leg will be played at the home of the lower-ranked teams). The six aggregate winners will join the 42 highest ranked teams into the Group Stage of the qualifiers. Friday's draw will be the first step towards the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 and it will be conducted by 4 pm local time.