All what you want to know about 2019 AFCON Draw

CAIRO, 11 April 2019: The attention of the African football fans heads, at 8 p.m. on Friday, towards the Pyramids area to watch the 2019 AFCON Draw Ceremony ,the 32nd edition, which will be hosted by Egypt during the period from June 21 to July 19.

The Organizing Committee of the 2019 AFCON, headed by Hany Abu Reida, in coordination with CAF, prepared a special program for the Ceremony in order to be presented in the best way.

What is the program of the organizing committee for the Draw?
Mohamed Fadl, the tournament's director, announced the outline of the draw and said that it would begin by playing the Egyptian national anthem and the CAF anthem, then the speech of the CAF president and the Egyptian Football Association president.


What are the most prominent names invited to attend the ceremony?
Many names like: The legend of Côte d'Ivoire Yaya Toure, Moroccan star Mostafa Haggi, Nigerian legend Emmanuel Amuniki, Senegalese icon El Hadj Diouf, Cameroon's historical defender Rigober Sung, as well as many football stars in Egypt and the world.


Who will attend from Egypt?
On the Egyptian level, the CAF has invited Ahmed Hassan, the most capped international male footballer in history, and Essam El Hadari, veteran goalkeeper of Egypt and holder of the record in the World Cup in Russia as the oldest goalkeeper participating in the history of the World Cup.

The Organizing Committee invited all football stars and coaches who won the African title in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The invitations are to be accepted by Mimi Sherbini, Taha Ismael, Hassan Shehata, Gamal Abdel Hamid, Shawki Gharib, Hamada Sedki, Ahmed Soliman and Alaa Nabil. From the next generations, Emad Meteb, Mohamed Shawki, Nader El Sayed, Tarek Mostafa, Hazem Emam, Abdel Sattar Sabry, Hosni Abd Rabo and Amr Zaki. The Mexican coach Javier Aguirre, Egyptian national team coach, will attend next to Ehab Lehita, the Pharaohs' team director.



When will African Nations Cup and Mascot tickets be presented?
The tournament tickets are scheduled to be presented on April 15-20 through the EFA official website, and tournament director Mohamed Fadl revealed that the tournament Mascot is scheduled to be announced by the end of April.


What is the classification of the teams before the draw?
The African Football Confederation (CAF) revealed the final classification of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The classification came as follows:

1: Egypt - Ghana - Tunisia - Côte d'Ivoire - Cameroon - Senegal.

2: Morocco - Nigeria - Congo - Algeria - Mali - Guinea.

3: Uganda - South Africa - Guinea Bissau - Zimbabwe - Angola - Burundi.

4: Mauritania - Namibia - Benin - Kenya - Madagascar - Tanzania.