The draws for the qualifiers of the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco has thrown up some mouth watering clashes as North African rivals Tunisia and Egypt will do battle against each other in Group G. In Group A, defending champions Nigeria will clash with 1996 winners South Africa, Sudan and either of Congo/Namibia/Libya/Rwanda. Group D of the qualifiers also looks like a potential humdinger as 3 time Champions Cameroon pitched alongside the Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The seven group winners, the runners-up in each group, and the third best placed country will join hosts Morocco as automatic qualifiers. The draw procedure saw 28 teams divided into 4 groups with each pot having 7 teams based on Cafs ranking of the teams. Here are the full draws: Group A: Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Namibia/Congo/Libya/Rwanda Group B: Mali, Algeria, Ethiopia, Sao Tome/Benin/Malawi/Chad Group C: Burkina Faso, Angola, Liberia/Lesotho/Kenya/Comoros Group D: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, DRC, Gambia/Seychelles/Swaziland/Sierra Leone Group E: Ghana, Togo, Guinea,Madagascar, Uganda,Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea. Group F: Zambia, Cape Verde, Niger, Tanzania/Zimbabwe/Mozambique/South Sudan Group G: Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Burundi/Botswana/CAR/Guinea Bissau The 2015 Orange Caf Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Morocco from January 17 to February 8, 2015. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are the reigning African champions after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final last year in South Africa.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:54:15 +0000
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