Ghana drawn against South Africa, Sudan in 2021 AFCON draw

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The Black Stars will come up against South Africa and Sudan in their quest to qualify for the 2021 African Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon.

CAF announced the group qualifying matches for the next edition of the continent’s topflight competition after a draw which was held in Cairo on Thursday.

There are 12 groups consisting of four teams each with the top two sides from each group set to qualify for the competition.

The winner of the preliminary round match between Mauritius and Sao Principe will join Ghana’s group.

Other preliminary round matches include Liberia vs Chad, South Sudan vs Seychelles and Djibouti vs Gambia.

Below is the full draw:

GROUP A: Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Liberia/Chad

GROUP B: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan/Seychelles

GROUP C: Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritius/Sao Tome Principe

GROUP D: Congo DR, Gabon, Angola, Djibouti/Gambia

Group E: Morocco, Central Africa, Burundi, Mauritania

Group F: , Cameroon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Cape Verde

Group G: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros Islands,

Group H: Algeria, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia,

Group I:  Senegal, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini

Group J: Tunisia, Libya, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea,

Group K:  Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopa, Niger, Madagascar

Group L: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Lesotho