Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations spectacle scheduled for next year in Cameroon, 23 out of the 24 participating sides have already been confirmed. The Group L clash between Sierra Leone and Benin, for example, had to be postponed after the visitors reportedly had six positive COVID-19 tests. Ethiopia also qualified for the tournament despite seeing their match against Ivory Coast suspended after the referee collapsed in the 80th minute. The game was 3-1 to Ivory Coast at the time. Ghana will play in their 23rd Africa Cup of Nations after they drew 1-1 with South Africa on Thursday in a result which placed them top of Group C.Unfortunately for the Harambee Stars of Kenya, it will not be back to back AFCON tournaments.

Source: Daily Nation March 31, 2021 06:45 UTC