Nations Cup: Nigeria has Liberia hurdle to cross

Nigeria will play Liberia in the next phase of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

It was one of the highlights of the draws made today in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Here are the other highlights:

Mali v Botswana

Zimbabwe v Angola

Ghana v Malawi

Liberia v Nigeria

Zambia (holders) v Uganda

Cape Verde Islands v Cameroon

Mozambique v Morocco

Sierra Leone v Tunisia

Guinea v Niger

Sudan v Ethiopia

Libya v Algeria

Ivory Coast v Senegal

Democratic Republic of Congo v Equatorial Guinea

Gabon v Togo

Central African Republic v Burkina Faso

First leg: Sept 7-9, second: Oct 12-14

Note: Hosts South Africa qualify automatically for 2013 finals from Jan 19 to Feb 10 in Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth and Rustenburg