AFCON 2019: Nigeria In Group-B With Guinea, Two Other Debutants - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 13, 2019
The Nigeria Super Eagles have been drawn with Guineaand debutants Madagascar and Burundi in Group-B of the 2019 Africa Cup ofNations.
The draw for the 32nd AFCON finals took place at acolourful ceremony in Egypt. The tournament will take place between June 21stand July 19th.
Egypt will kick off the event against Zimbabwe withDemocratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe also in the group. Group-F inthe now expanded 24-team tournament has Cameroon Ghana and Guinea Bissau.
Cameroon, who won their fifth continental crown lasttime and were originally set to host the competition, will face four-timewinners Ghana. Benin and Guinea-Bissau in the group.
Group-D which has been labeled as group of deathcontains three former champions, with top seed Morocco matched against IvoryCoast and South Africa, as well as Namibia.
Senegal, the only one of the six top seeds never tohave won the event, will face a former champion Algeria as well as the EastAfrican pair of Kenya and Tanzania in Group-C.