Rave of the moment and African champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria, are the top seed in the draws for the qualifying competition for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco.
The draw ceremony holds on April 27 in Cairo, Egypt.
The Super Eagles are ranked ahead of Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia among others based on their performances in the past editions.
According to a statement from CAF, the final competition will run from January 17 to February 2015 in the Moroccan cities of Rabat, Agadir, Tangier, and Marrakech.
The qualifiers shall be played in the format of several preliminary rounds, as well as a group phase with seven groups consisting of four teams each.
The two top teams of each group will qualify directly and will be joined by third place winners of the seven groups.
The group phase shall be held from September 5 to November 19, 2014.
The final phase’s draw shall be conducted on November 26, 2014 in Morocco.
Out of the 51 countries engaged in these qualifiers, the top 21 teams listed in the CAF ranking shall automatically qualify for the group phase.
The seven others partaking in the group phase shall be determined following the conclusion of the preliminary rounds to be held from May to August this year.
Meanwhile, six countries are bidding for the hosting of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
They are Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, DR Congo and Zambia.
In addition, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea are also bidding for the 2021 edition.
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