CAN 2021: follow the draw live! – Afrik-Foot

This is the big day ! From 6 p.m. in universal time (8 p.m. in France), the African Football Confederation (CAF) will draw lots for CAN 2021 on Tuesday, which will take place from January 9 to February 6, 2022 in Cameroon. Follow the event live with commentary on Afrik-Foot.com (update the page regularly to access updates).

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8:53 p.m .: the ex-captain of Cameroon Rigobert Song, El-Hadji Diouf chamber! “El Hadj spoke earlier, but he forgets that we beat them (in the CAN 2002 final, editor’s note). That’s how it was, he was going very fast, but in the field he was going more slowly because he knew what awaited him in front“, Slipped the ex-defender jokingly.

8:49 p.m .: El-Hadji Diouf’s turn and his inimitable look to express himself. “You can ask all the teams present today, nobody wants to play against Senegal! Like it or not, the two favorites are Algeria and Senegal», Slips the Senegalese legend.

8:45 p.m .: “CAF is doing everything to increase the amount of bonuses for the winners, and we are negotiating so that part of the money goes directly to the players», Announces Motsepe.

8:42 p.m .: crowned 7 times, Egypt is the most successful country in the history of the competition.

8:36 p.m .: it is the turn of CAF president Patrice Motsepe to make a speech.

8:31 p.m .: Cameroonian legend Roger Milla brings the CAN trophy.

8:25 p.m .: new musical interlude.

8:23 p.m .: placed in hat 4, the Comoros and Gambia will participate in their first CAN.

8:19 p.m .: Cameroonian Sports Minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi spoke. “Let’s not doubt it, in less than 5 months, the whole earth will shake up before the fervor and ardor that will spring from our stadiums», Promises the politician.

8:17 p.m .: the cities of Douala, Yaoundé (Olembé Stadium and Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium), Bafoussam, Garoua and Limbé will host the competition.

8:13 p.m .: title holder and on a series of 27 games unbeaten (a record in Africa), Algeria will be the big favorite to his own succession.

8:05 p.m .: the ceremony begins with an entry to music.

8 p.m .: this event takes place at the Yaoundé Convention Center. Many stars are expected, like Didier Drogba, Asamoah Gyan, Rabah Madjer and especially the locals Samuel Eto’o and Roger Milla.

7:58 p.m .: the 24 qualifiers were divided into 4 hats on the basis of the latest FIFA ranking. The 6 groups of the final phase will each include 4 teams, each from a different hat.

The 4 hats for the draw:

POT 1: Cameroon, Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria

POT 2: Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea

POT 3: Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau

POT 4: Malawi, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gambia