All is now
set for the WAFU Cup of Nations tournament for senior national teams in the sub
–region after the Draw Ceremony for the tournament scheduled for September took
place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on Thursday.
The competition has been
scheduled for September 9 -24, and teams are expected to feature wholly home
–based professionals.
Nigeria’s
Super Eagles have been drawn in Group A alongside host nation Ghana, with Mali
and Guinea also involved in a unique format that will see teams play single
games before proceeding to the quarter finals.
Ghana and
Nigeria have seven African titles between them, with the Super Eagles and the
Black Stars featuring in the last two FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa
(2010) and Brazil (2014).
All the
teams in Group A will play in Takoradi, the twin city of Sekondi that also
hosted matches during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
Other teams
in Group A are The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.
The Super
Eagles are drawn to play Sierra Leone.
Group B will
compete in Cape Coast. 2015 African champions Cote d’Ivoire headline the pool
that also has Senegal, Burkina Faso and Benin Republic, with Liberia, Niger
Republic, Togo and Cape Verde also involved.
NFF’s
Director of Competitions, Ayobola Oyeyode, represented Nigeria at the Draw
Ceremony.
THE DRAW
GROUP A
Ghana Vs The
Gambia
Nigeria Vs
Sierra Leone
Mali Vs
Mauritania
Guinea Vs
Guinea Bissau
GROUP B
Senegal Vs
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Vs Niger Republic
Cote
d’Ivoire Vs Togo
Benin
Republic Vs Cape Verde
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