CK Akonnor leaves Ghana for AFCON 2021 draw

Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has left the shores of the country for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw in Cameroon.

CK Akonnor is accompanied by Alex Asante - Head of the National Teams Department and Deputy General Secretary of the GFA will attend the event.

Ghana are placed in Pot 2 with record champions Egypt, two-time holders Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Host Cameroon are in Pot 1 with champions Algeria, 2019 finalists Senegal, three time champions Nigeria and 1976 champions Morocco.

The 24 qualified teams are allocated to four pots of six teams each, based on the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking released on 12^th August (the last ranking released before the date of the draw).

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Ghana and 23 other countries will participate in next year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Cameroon from January 09 to February 6, 2022.

Below is the list of teams who will be competing for the ultimate title next year.

Hosts Cameroon will be joined at the tournament by Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Ghana, Sudan, The Gambia and Gabon.

Morocco, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Egypt, Comoros, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone have also qualified.

Algeria are the reigning champions after beating Senegal in the 2019 final.