BY Victor Akhidenor
Super Eagles of Nigeria are likely to battle it out with the Pharaohs of Egypt for a place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after both sides were paired in the same group of the qualifiers as the draw was held in Cairo on Wednesday.
The group also includes minnows Chad and Tanzania.
The winners of the 13 groups will directly qualify for the 2017 AFCON finals in Gabon along with the best two second-placed teams.
Full draw for 2017 AFCON qualifiers:
Group A: Tunisia, Togo, Liberia, Djibouti
Group B: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Madagascar
Group C: Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, South Sudan
Group D: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Botswana, Comoros
Group E: Zambia, Congo, Kenya, Guinea Bissau
Group F: Cape Verde, Morocco, Libya, Sao Tome
Group G: Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Chad
Group H: Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mauritius
Group I: Ivory Coast, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Gabon
Group J: Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Seychelles
Group K: Senegal, Niger, Namibia, Burundi
Group L: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland
Group M: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, Mauritania
The qualifiers will begin in June 8, 2015.
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