Groups drawn for African Nations Championship. Photo: Sport Industry
The groups have been drawn for the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) which will start on January 11 in South Africa.
The draw was made in Cairo and saw South Africa drawn in the same group as Mali, Nigeria and Mozambique in Group A with matches to be played at Cape Town Stadium.
Elsewhere, Athlone Stadium will host the Group B matches between Burkina Faso, Morocco, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Bloemfontein will stage Group C matches between Ghana, Libya , Ethiopia and Congo and Polokwane will host DR Congo, Gabon, Burundi and Mauritania.
As of yet Chan is yet to receive the interest of a potential sponsor and will not be an officially recognised tournament by Fifa meaning Premier Soccer League clubs are not required to release players for the event.
Overseas-based players are not eligible to compete in the event meaning some of Africa’s top teams fielded weakened sides during qualifying and failed to make it through to the main draw including the Ivory Coast and Zambia.
Only players who play in their domestic leagues qualify to participate in the tournament. – Sport Industry
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