By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
Sierra Leone’s neighbour, Liberia, along with seven other lowest-ranked nations including Chad, Djibouti, and Eswatini, will face off against their respective opponents in a double-header from March 18 to 26, 2024 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco Preliminary qualifier.
This preliminary qualifier is for a chance to enter the AFCON 2025 qualifiers group stage.
On Tuesday, the AFCON 2025 preliminary round draw, which took place at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, revealed the four lowest-ranked teams among the eight: Djibouti, Somalia, Chad, and Sao Tome.
During the FIFA Window, these teams will host the other four highest-ranked teams: Liberia, Eswatini, Mauritius, and South Sudan, who will host the second leg of the matches.
However, the overall four winners from this preliminary round will join 44 other nations, including Sierra Leone, in the group stage.
The 48 nations will then been placed in 12 distinct groups consisting of four teams each to play six home and away matches against their respective opponents for the 24 available tickets to the finals of the 35th AFCON, which will be held in Morocco next year.
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