24th October, 2012
Taiwo Adelu
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to play the defending champions, the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in South Africa.
In the draws held in Durban, South Africa Wednesday night by the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, the Eagles will be playing in Group C in the city of Mbombela alongside Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
In Group A are the hosts, Bafana Bafana of South Africa, who will be playing in Durban with Angola, Morocco and Cape Verde.
In Group B are Ghana, DR Congo, Niger and Mali. They will play their games in Port Elizabeth, while Didier Drogba’s Cote d’Ivoire are in Group D with the Hawks of Togo, Algeria and Tunisia. They have their centre in Rustenburg.
The Groups At A Glance
GROUP A (Durban)
A1 – South Africa
A2 – Angola
A3 – Morocco
A4 – Cape Verde
GROUP B (Port Elizabeth)
B1 – Ghana
B2 – Mali
B3 – Niger
B4 – DR Congo
GROUP C (Mbombela)
C1 – Zambia
C2 – Nigeria
C3 – Burkina Faso
C4 – Ethiopia
GROUP D (Rustenburg)
D1 – Cote d’Ivoire
D2 – Tunisia
D3 – Algeria
D4 – Togo