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The Group stage draw for the 2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers was conducted on Friday in Morocco.
The 8 participating teams were split into two groups, with Egypt, Mali, Gabon, and Niger pitted in Group B while host nation Morocco, Ghana, Congo, and Guinea were also paired in Group A.
The competition is set to kick off from June 24, 2023 to July 8, with the top three teams qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Here is what you need to know about the teams in Group B:
Egypt
Mali
Gabon
Niger
The 8 participating teams were split into two groups, with Egypt, Mali, Gabon, and Niger pitted in Group B while host nation Morocco, Ghana, Congo, and Guinea were also paired in Group A.
The competition is set to kick off from June 24, 2023 to July 8, with the top three teams qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Here is what you need to know about the teams in Group B:
Egypt
Competing in their fourth finals, have qualified for every edition since 2011.
Defending champions having won the 2019 edition on home soil. Won all five games in 2019 in open play defeating Cote d’ Ivoire 2-1 in the final.
Have the distinction of being the only nation to have qualified for every edition of the tournament.
Third place finishers when Morocco last hosts in 2011.
Mali
Coming into their third finals.
Eliminated in the group stages in both their previous tournament appearances in 2015 and 2019.
Left Egypt 2019 winless will be looking to improve this time around and reach the knockout stage for the first time.
Gabon
Winners of the 2011 edition of the tournament.
Return for a second time after missing out in 2015 and 2019.
First winners of this tournament defeated hosts Morocco 3-1 in the final in 2011.
Niger
Making their tournament debut.
Defeated Guinea Bissau in the first round of qualifying and shocked Cote d’ Ivoire in the second round with a 1-1 away draw after a 0-0 home draw to set up a third-round meeting against Sudan who they defeated 2-1 on aggregate.