Harambee Stars are set to learn of their opponents for the AFCON qualifiers as the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is set to take place on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, in Cairo, Egypt, at 3 PM EAT.This comes after the conclusion of the 2023 edition in the Ivory Coast, where the hosts overcame all the odds to qualify for the final where they beat Nigeria to lift their third title in history. The focus now shifts to the 2025 edition, with everything set to roll after Tuesday’s draw at CAF’s headquarters in Egypt.##NAJAVA_MECA_7881968##Kenya, ranked 111th globally, will proceed to the main draw, and on Tuesday they will learn of the three other teams that will join them in the group. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the 2025 AFCON edition that will be staged in Morocco.CAF disciplinary board outcomes on various mattersStars last featured in the 2019 edition, where they exited at the group stage after managing one win and two defeats. A FIFA suspension in 2022 saw Kenya kicked out of qualifiers for the 2023 edition that was staged in Ivory Coast. Cameroon and Namibia qualified from Group C which had Burundi as well.Kenya have qualified for the AFCON six times, but unfortunately, the now Engin Firat-led team has never made it out of the group stage on six attempts, and the Turkish coach not only has a task of leading Kenya to the showpiece but also breaking the group stage jinx.Meanwhile, Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia, and Eswatini will compete in the preliminary round. Why Kenyan duo is yet to debut for Tanzanian Premier League side Dodoma Jiji FCMatches for this stage will be played on a home-and-away basis during the FIFA Window of March 18–26, 2024.The four victorious teams from the preliminary round will then join the 44 exempt teams for the group stage.
