(The Tribune) The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has confirmed that Nigeria will play Morocco in the opening match of the CAF U-23 championship at the Tangiers international stadium on November 26.
The African Football ruling body has also stamped the change in the grouping following the change in host Nations.
Host nation Morocco, Nigeria, Algeria and Senegal which where earlier drawn in group B while Egypt was still host would now assume group A while Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast and Gabon switch to group B.
CAF also revealed in a circular that all participating teams will forward a list of twenty one players comprising18 outfield players and three goal keepers.
All eight national associations participating in the inaugural CAF U-23 championship are to forward their final 21-man list on or before midnight, November 16, 2011.
The Final and loser’s final of the Championship will be decided on the 10th of December in Marrakech.
Nigeria will play its first two group games against Morocco and Senegal in Tangiers, while its last group game against Algeria holds in Marrakech.
The first three teams of the Championship would bag London 2012 male football Olympic ticket,while the fourth placed side will engage an Asian country in playoff next year.
Meanwhile, team coach Austin Eguavoen will prefer to round off his build-up for the final qualifying tournament for the London games in Turkey.
