AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAfCON PAMOJA 2027 Draw Day: CAF will hold the qualifying draw in Cairo on Tuesday, May 18, setting the road to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Tournament Setup: 48 teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group qualifying—yet because the three hosts are already in, only one extra team from each host group can advance. Qualification Roadmap: The campaign runs across FIFA windows from September 2026 to March 2027, with early matchdays scheduled for late September into October. Gulf Oil Tensions: Separate from football, reports say Iranian tankers are using “unprecedented” tactics to bypass a US Gulf blockade to keep shipping oil to China, despite heavy US interception efforts. Comoros Link in Wider News: A Comoros-flagged vessel is also at the center of a major cocaine seizure case reported in the region.
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