WAFU Cup: Nigeria to lock horns with S’Leone as Ghana battle Gambia
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn against Sierra Leone in Zone A of the 2017 West African Football Union Cup of Nations.
The draw ceremony took place on Thursday in Accra, Ghana.
The competition has been scheduled for September 9-24, and teams are expected to feature wholly home-based professionals.
The Nigerian team is in the same group with host nation Ghana, Mali and Guinea. Other teams in Group A are The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.
2015 African champions Cote d’Ivoire leads Group B which also has Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Liberia, Niger Republic, Togo and Cape Verde.
Group A teams will play in Takoradi while teams in Group B will compete in Cape Coast.
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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