The draw for the AFCON 2023 hosted in Côte d’Ivoire will be held on October 12, three months before the commencement of the Competition.

According to CAF, the date was decided during a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Algiers on Thursday.

The 24 participating teams will discover their group opponents when the draw is held in October 12.

Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will begin from January 13 and will run until February 11.

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, in the capital Abidjan will host the opening match.

This will be the second time that the Ivorians are hosting the tournament having staged the 1984 edition when the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon annexed the Title.

Meanwhile, the ”CAF’s Executive Committee noted its satisfaction with the progress and the level of preparedness by the host nation, seven months before the tournament starts” CAF said in a press statement.

Senegal are the current champions of the 2022 AFCON Title.