Nigeria, the 2018 runners-up at the African Nations Championship, will face tough competition from Senegal, Sudan, and the Republic of Congo in Group D of the upcoming tournament.
The 8th edition of CHAN, initially scheduled for earlier, has now been moved to August 2025.
However, the tournament will still be jointly hosted by Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
The group stage draw, which took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday evening, revealed joint-hosts Kenya head group A which also includes Morocco, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
Kenya and 2018 winners Morocco will clash in the opening match of the tournament.
Tanzania, another joint-hosts, head group B, and will confront Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Central African Republic – conquerors of Cameroon.
All five will fight for two slots in the knockout rounds.
Uganda, the third joint-hosts, will battle Niger Republic, Guinea and two wild card holders to be determined by the Confederation of African Football, in group C.
