The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 to kick start their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign as CAF steps up preparations for the tournament in Côte d’Ivoire.
The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Veron Mosengo-Omba completed a two-day working visit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from Thursday, being accompanied by a CAF delegation.
The General Secretary passed a word of gratitude from the president of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe, to His Excellency, President Alassan Ouattara for his tieless support towards ensuring a perfect AFCON 2023
“When the CAF President, Dr Motsepe visited Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year, he made a commitment that the CAF administration will work closer with the Ivorian people in delivering a successful TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023. It is important that we implement that commitment,” Mosengo-Omba said.
“The purpose of this working visit was to work and discuss key documents that are essential in the delivery of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023. This includes Host Country Agreement, government guarantees and other legal documents governing the delivery of the event,” he added.
“This process will culminate with the official signing of the final agreements. We also exchanged notes on the roles of each party of this relationship between CAF, Ivorian government and to the Ivorian Football Federation.”
Nigeria will face São Tomé and Príncipe on Tuesday, 14th June, 2022, in their second Group A fixture of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers as they sit in second place, behind Guinea-Bissau on goals.
