JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 19 – Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have “a good chance to win” the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when they host the tournament during June and July next year. Kalou and former South Africa star Lucas Radebe made the draw for the 2023 qualifying groups at the studios of TV channel SuperSport in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Although automatic qualifiers as hosts, the Ivory Coast were included in the 48-team draw and placed in Group H with Zambia, the Comoros and Lesotho. Ivory Coast won the premier African national team competition in 1992 and 2015 and Kalou is convinced the ‘Elephants’ can complete a hat-trick on home soil. Scroll to continue reading.

Source: Daily Nation April 20, 2022 04:34 UTC