2025 Africa Cup of Nations Draw: Nigeria Join Morocco, South Africa, and Senegal in Pot 1

• The Super Eagles have been placed in Pot 1 ahead of the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
• Nigeria has been ranked as one of the top nations going into the draws alongside Morocco, Senegal, and Egypt
• The draw of the qualifiers will be made up of 12 Groups of four teams and the tournament will take place in Morocco

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ranked Nigeria as one of the top teams for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after unveiling the top seeds for the qualifying draws.

CAF has placed the Super Eagles alongside 11 other top African countries in pot one ahead of the draw ceremony, scheduled to be held today (July 4) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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According to the Daily Post, Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo will join Nigeria in pot one of the draws.

CAF has used the highest-ranked nations according to the latest FIFA Rankings to select the top seeds for the draws, with the Super Eagles currently ranked the fifth-best team on the continent.

The AFCON 2025 finals, which will be hosted in Morocco, will be played between December 21, 2025, and January 18, 2026.

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Meanwhile, CAF has confirmed 48 countries will participate in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers when the race for Africa’s biggest football competition kicks off, Complete Sports reports.

The 48 countries will be drawn into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two teams from each group making it through to the AFCON 2025 finals.

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24 countries will qualify for the competition as they seek to dethrone Ivory Coast, who claimed the trophy for the third time in their history when they defeated Nigeria 2-1 earlier this year.

Sports Minister slams Super Eagles squad

Sports Brief also previously reported that Nigeria's sports minister, John Enoh, is not convinced with the quality of the Super Eagles players.

His comments came after Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen, verbally attacked Finidi George, who reportedly resigned as Super Eagles boss.

The West African giants are still coming to terms with their poor performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifying games held in June.