Kalou, Radebe to assist in Tuesday’s AFCON 2023 draw

Kalou, Radebe to assist in Tuesday’s AFCON 2023 draw

by | 14 Apr, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that Lucas Radebe and Salomon Kalou will be the two assistants for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d’Ivoire 2023 group stages draw scheduled this Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
 
CAF says the draw will be live at 17:30 GMT at SuperSport Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.
 
Former South African international defender Radebe and former Ivorian striker Kalou will join CAF competitions director Samson Adamu on stage for the draw.
 
Lucas Radebe, who wore the Bafana Bafana armband, was a member of the South African team that won the 1996 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations. He took part in four editions of the legendary African football tournament (1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002).
 
He also captained the South African national team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
 
Solomon Kalou, a former Chelsea player (English Premier League), played a providential role in the attack of the Elephants when they won the CAN 2015 in Equatorial Guinea.
 
He has scored five goals in his six appearances at the flagship tournament (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017).
 
Regarding the draw process, forty-eight (48) teams will be divided into twelve (12) groups of four (4) teams, with the top two teams qualifying for the tournament to be held in Côte d’Ivoire.
 
The qualifying group stage will start in June 2022.
 
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Egypt have appointed Ehab Galal as the new national coach of the Pharaohs, succeeding Carlos Queiroz, BBC Sports reports.

Galal, 54, has been in charge of big-spending Pyramids since September, guiding the Cairo-based outfit to the quarter-finals of the Caf Confederation Cup.

Queiroz only joined Egypt last September but parted ways with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) after failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup last month.

The North Africans missed out on a place in Qatar after being beaten by Senegal on penalties – having also lost the Africa Cup of Nations final in February to the same opposition on spot-kicks.

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by | 12 Apr, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Ivory Coast’s football federation (FIF) has decided against renewing the contract of national team coach Patrice Beaumelle, whose original deal ended last week, BBC Sports reports. 

The 43-year-old failed to lead the Elephants to the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, with the West Africans then suffering a last-16 exit at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

Two-time African champions Ivory Coast were beaten by Egypt on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Cameroon.

After failing to progress from their World Cup qualifying group, Frenchman Beaumelle accused world governing body Fifa of “killing African football” by only allowing five spots for the continent at the tournament.

Beaumelle, who was assistant to Herve Renard when the Ivorians won the Nations Cup in 2015, had been in charge of the side since March 2020.

He previously had a stint in charge of Zambia, having also served as Renard’s assistant with the Chipolopolo.

A normalisation committee, installed by Fifa, is running FIF ahead of presidential elections on 23 April and announced the decision on Monday.

“The committee salutes [Beaumelle’s] human qualities, commitment, professionalism, humility and discretion,” a statement on the FIF website said.

“While welcoming the open-mindedness of the French technician and the good collaboration with the FIF, the committee wishes him a happy continuation of his career.”

Ivory Coast become the latest African country to part company with their boss, with Burkina Faso and Mali also searching for new coaches.

The Elephants await the draw for the group stage of qualifying for the 2023 Nations Cup – a tournament Ivory Coast is set to host – which will take place on Tuesday, 19 April.

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The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, like 47 other nations, will know their group opponents in the race to Ivory Coast 2023 this month after the Confederation of African Football has confirmed the draw.

In a communique released on Friday, CAF has said that the draw for the group stages will be conducted on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 17h30 GMT and will announce all the platforms where people can watch or follow in due course.

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Pot 1  Senegal  Morocco  Nigeria  Egypt  Tunisia  Cameroon  Algeria  Mali  Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso  Ghana  DR Congo

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Pot 3  Namibia  Mauritania  Guinea-Bissau  Niger  Libya  Mozambique  Malawi  Togo Zimbabwe  Gambia  Angola  Comoros

Pot 4  Tanzania  Central African Republic  Sudan  Rwanda  Burundi  Ethiopia  Eswatini  Lesotho  Botswana  Liberia  South Sudan  São Tomé and Príncipe

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The West Africa Football Union Zone B has named Niger and Ghana as hosts of the regional body’s U20 and U17 Championships, respectively, this year.

The regional governing body confirmed the selection of Niger as the host country for the 2022 U20 Cup of Nations on Thursday.

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Titleholders Ghana will compete with rivals Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo and hosts Niger for the coveted trophy. They will also be vying for places at the 2023 edition of the U20 AFCON.

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