South Africa was drawn alongside Morocco, Zimbabwe, and Liberia in the 2023 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers for the event, which will be held in the Ivory Coast in May and June of next year.
South Africa was seeded in pot 2 during the draw for the Afcon qualifiers, which took place on Tuesday evening in Johannesburg, by Bafana Bafana great Lucas Radebe and former Ivory Coast and Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou.
Hugo Broos’ men were assigned to Group K, and the competition began on May 30.
The group’s top two finishers advance to the 24-team competition.
The full groups for the draw are:
- South Africans try to rebuild after deadly floods.
- 2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana play host to Madagascar in Group E opener
Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius
Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini
Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi
Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia
Group E: Ghana, Madagascar, Angola, Central African Republic
Group F: Algeria, Uganda, Niger, Tanzania
Group G: Mali, Congo Brazzaville, Gambia, South Sudan
Group H: Ivory Coast (hosts), Zambia, Comoros, Lesotho
Group I: Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Sudan
Group J: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Botswana
Group K: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia
Group L: Senegal (holders), Benin, Mozambique, Rwanda
Source: footballghana.com
