AFCON: Super Eagles Draw Egypt As Competition Begins January 9

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Super Eagles have drawn  Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau in Group D of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations which will kick off on January 9, 2022.

The Confederation of African Football said the tournament will begin with a match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso.

According to the organisers, the final tournament held in Yaoundé on Tuesday 17 August, the 24 qualified teams were divided into four groups.

CAF said, “The opening match will pit tournament host and five-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon against Burkina Faso, runners-up of 2013 AFCON.”

“52 countries took part in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations with only 24 places available.

“The qualified teams unveiled after a campaign that started in October 2019 and ended in June 2021, due to the one-year hiatus caused by Covid-19, are now fixed on their opponents.

 
“Five main cities were selected as hosts of the tournament, namely Douala and its Japoma Stadium, Yaoundé and its Ahmadou Ahidjo and Olembé Stadiums, Bafoussam and its Kouekong Stadium, Garoua and its Roumdjié-Adja Stadium and finally the Limbe-Buea venue which houses the Limbe Omnisport Stadium.”

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Group A: Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Cape Verde

Group B: Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Malawi

Group C: Morocco, Ghana, Comoros, Gabon

Group D: Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Guinea Bissau
 
Group E: Algeria, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Cote D’ Ivoire

Group F: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia.