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Mikel Obi, Didier Drogba, Sadio Mane and Achraf Hakimi team up in Cote d’Ivoire for AFCON draw.
Didier Drogba, Mikel Obi, Sadio Mane, and Achraf Hakimi, a heavyweight quartet of Africa's biggest current and former football talents, will support Akon at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
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Akon joins Mikel Obi for 2023 AFCON draw
Akon to host 2023 AFCON draw featuring Mikel Obi and Yaya Toure.
The four AFCON stars will be Draw Assistants Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced ahead of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023 final draw.
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The 34th edition of the grandest event on African land, the Final Draw will take place on Thursday, October 12 at the beautiful, brand-new Parc des Expositions venue in Abidjan.
The draw will begin at and be broadcast live on YouTube by CAF TV.
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Mikel Obi, Drogba, Mane as AFCON Draw Assistants
The renowned hometown hero among the outstanding Draw Assistants is Ivorian icon Drogba, Cote d'Ivoire's all-time leading goal scorer with 65 goals in 105 international matches, including the nation's first-ever goal at the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Drogba led Cote d'Ivoire to two AFCON Cup finals in 2006 and 2012 with his 11 goals in 24 AFCON games for the Elephants.
Another notable guest is his former Chelsea colleague Mikel, who won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria and won three AFCON bronze medals with the Super Eagles.
The unstoppable Sadio Mane, a respected two-time CAF African Player of the Year, will grace the Final Draw stage in Abidjan.
He netted the go-ahead penalty as Senegal won their first TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations title in Cameroon in 2021.
Mane, who has scored eight goals in 18 AFCON games for the Teranga Lions, is Senegal's all-time best scorer with 38 goals in international competition.
Right back for Paris Saint Germain Hakimi brings North African star power to the roster of Draw Assistants.
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He was a member of the Morocco team that made a remarkable run to the 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinal.
The highly anticipated Final Draw, which will officially kick off what is shaping up to be the best AFCON ever, will be attended by delegations and coaches from each of the 24 participating nations, CAF legends, members of the international media and African leaders.
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