Otto Addo’s side was seeded in Pot 1 as one of many 12 highest-ranked groups on the continent, alongside hosts Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Mali, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon, South Africa and DR Congo.
Black Stars drawn in Group F in AFCON 2025 qualifiers
The draw, nevertheless, noticed Ghana picked in Group F and they’ll now should battle towards Angola, Sudan and Niger to qualify for subsequent 12 months’s match in Morocco.
Meanwhile, the draw noticed 48 groups drawn into 12 teams of 4 groups every, with the highest two of each group set to qualify for the AFCON, which is able to happen in December and January.
Group A incorporates Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros and Gambia, whereas Group B is made up of hosts Morocco, Gabon, Central African Republic (CAR) and Lesotho.
Group C has Egypt, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Botswana, with Group D additionally made up of Nigeria, Benin, Libya and Rwanda.
There’s additionally Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo and Liberia in Group E and AFCON defending champions Ivory Coast, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Chad in Group G.
Five-time AFCON winners Cameroon are paired towards Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe, whereas South Africa will even should navigate their well past a bunch that incorporates Uganda, Congo and South Sudan.
Senegal’s quest to reclaim their AFCON title would even be examined once they tackle Burkina Faso, Malawi and Burundi in Group L of the qualifiers.