🚨 Official: Tough Draw for Algeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations! | OneFootball

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With 328 days left until the kickoff of the competition in Morocco, the first major event of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has just taken place: the group stage draw.

The draw was concluded this Monday. The heavyweights, the dark horses, and the underdogs of the continent now know what they are up against.

Unfortunately for Ghana and Guinea, they are the most notable absentees from this grand African event.

Ivory Coast, the legitimate favorite to retain its title, finds itself in a mini 'group of death' with Cameroon and Gabon. The real 'group of death' is Group D, featuring Egypt, South Africa (semi-finalists of the last edition), and Angola (quarter-finalists).

Algeria will have to navigate three potential pitfalls in Group E: Sudan (one of the in-form teams on the continent at the moment), Burkina Faso, and Equatorial Guinea.

Morocco, the host country and therefore the de facto favorite, draws Mali, Zambia, and Comoros. The Eagles of Mali, known for their beautiful play but chronically hindered by a lack of efficiency, position themselves as dark horses in this Africa Cup.

With a new coach, Senegal is placed in a manageable Group D with DR Congo as the only real challenger. But the truth will be revealed on the field...

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