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Nigeria's Super Eagles are looking to end a 10-year wait for another AFCON at the 2023 edition slated for Cote d'Ivoire.
The football governing body in Africa, Confederation of African Football, CAF, has released data on tickets sold for the upcoming TotalEnergies AFCON2023, with Nigeria ranked amongst the top five.
Pulse Sports Nigeria can report that CAF revealed the top five ticket-selling nations on their social media on Thursday afternoon.
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Nigeria features on CAF’s top list
The AFCON2023 is slated to kick off early next month and will be hosted by West African nation, Cote d’Ivoire.
According to the numbers shared by CAF on its X.com, formerly Twitter, account, Nigeria ranks fourth among nations whose fans have been picking tickets for the tournament.
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Per the data, a total of 12, 544 tickets have been sold by Nigeria, who launched an AFCON campaign tagged ‘Let’s do it again” as the Super Eagles look to win a fourth title.
Leading the numbers is the host nation, Ivory Coast, with 32, 307 tickets sold followed by Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea in second and third respectively.
Defending champions of the AFCON, Senegal, home of the Teranga Lions, completes the list.
The CAF’s data clearly shows the high demand for tickets ahead of the continental football fiesta, with supporters of the Nigeria Super Eagles hoping to be in Ivory Coast to cheer the team to victory.
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The full list
1. Cote d’Ivoire (32, 307)
2. Guinea-Bissau (28, 614)
3. Equatorial Guinea (16, 237)
4. Nigeria (12, 544)
5. Senegal (10, 959)
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