The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 gets underway on Saturday, with eight teams set to face off for the title and a chance to grace next year’s Olympics in Paris, France.The tournament, which will be staged in Morocco, makes a comeback after four years. It was last staged in 2019 where Egypt are the title-defending champions.##NAJAVA_MECA_7333552##The opening match of the competition will be played in Rabat on June 24, 2023, between hosts Morocco and Guinea.The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is a Qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This is the second CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Morocco since the tournament was introduced in 2011.Ahead of the tournament, Former Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has warned Ghana against complacency.”We have to carefully plan how we play in the tournament. We should not be full of ourselves by thinking that we are the best. At the moment, at the top level, I will also tell the players that we are not the best yet. We can be the best if we are able to prove it at this tournament.””Let’s take one game at a time. Let’s not be overly confident so that we will get the results one match after the other and secure our place at the Olympics,” he said on Joy Sports.Groups:Group A: Morocco, Ghana, Congo, and GuineaGroup B: Egypt, Mali, Gabon, and NigerThe Stadiums:Two Stadiums will be used for the competition. They are the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat as well as the Ibn-Batouta Stadium in Tangier, commonly known as the Grand Stade de Tanger.FKFPL goal scoring record sparks fresh controversy: 27 or 26 goals?
